Dark Holidays: A Collection of Ghost Stories (Unabridged) Audiobook, by Charles Dickens

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Dark Holidays: A Collection of Ghost Stories Audiobook (Unabridged)

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Author: Charles Dickens

By: Charles Dickens

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Feeling a chill amidst the warmth of the season? Sensing a shadow lurking behind the tinsel and lights? Experience the darker visions hidden within our brightest holiday. Come listen to the water ghost's story as she spends Christmas Eve haunting Harrowby Hill. Listen as Charles Dickens examines the figure which haunts The Signalman, and Edgar Allan Poe details the secret of The Oval Portrait. You'll shiver as The Monkey's Paw twitches grimly in the cold and enjoy Mark Twain's fascinating yarn about a ghostly giant warming himself at the fireplace.

Sixteen unabridged tales of spirits to playfully darken the holidays and add chill to a winter's night:

The Traveller by R. H. Benson

The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall by John Kendrick Bangs

The Oval Portrait and The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe

A Ghost Story by Mark Twain

The Wolf by Guy de Maupassant

The Adventures of the German Student by Washington Irving

The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs

From the Tideless Sea by W. H. Hodgson

Madam Crowl's Ghost by J. S. Le Fanu

The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde

Doctor Heidegger's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Old Nurse's Story by Mrs. Gaskell

The Black Veil and The Signalman by Charles Dickens

Selecting a Ghost by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Read by Tom Casaletto, Sandra Burr, Leanor Reizen, Jim Bond, Roger Dressler, and Michael Page.

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"I think that this book was very vivid and creative because it has a moral within itself. It teaches you to be generous and kind to others, rather than be a selfish, greedy person that everybody will hate. This book is truly wonderful, almost like a classic within itself. Highly recommended. "
— Hannah (5 out of 5 stars)

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" Great short stories best listed too. Brought chills down my spine. "
— Vinnydbullet, 5/20/2012
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" A must have! I marveled at the descriptive skills of Charles Dickens.a great read. "
— Spring, 6/28/2011
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" I've always wanted to read the real version of this story and because I've grown hearing it every Christmas, I never bothered to actually read it. There was nothing new to add but yet, I still enjoyed it. "
— Ruthy, 6/25/2011
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" And every christmas, I ask myself what will I see when the spirits come? "
— Dodokins, 6/24/2011
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" Ebeneezer Scrooge - one of the best realised characters in literature :-) "
— Philip, 6/23/2011
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" This is a good book as good as the film perhaps even better :) "
— Zohaib, 6/23/2011
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" You can't go wrong with Dickens. This is a classic that everyone should read. "
— Heath, 6/21/2011
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" One of my favorites. Can't wait to see my old school perform the play next year! So exciting! :) "
— Cissi, 6/20/2011
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" I finally read the book, and loved it! If you like the classic tale, the book is a fun read. The TV and film versions I've seen all have many direct quotes from Dickens. "
— Caryl, 6/19/2011
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" Just delightful. Dickens is only surpassed by Disney. "
— Steven, 6/14/2011
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" Performed as a readers' theater in high school "
— Amy, 6/13/2011
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" it was a pleasure reading this book because i think the guy at the end of all his trials learn that you cant be selfish ,greedy and mean all his life and he learn that being unselifish anf creshirish it for the best . p.s i spelled a word wrong correct me... "
— Rondell, 6/8/2011
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" I loved reading the original story because I have seen so many film versions of the Dickens classic. Dickens' writing style is well-crafted and entertaining as well. I found myself laughing at some of the side comments Dickens makes. "
— Margo, 6/5/2011
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" Loved it! could read it over and over! "
— Barbara, 6/3/2011

About Charles Dickens

Patrick Tull (1941–2006), born in the United Kingdom, was a multitalented actor of the stage, screen, and television, as well as an award-winning audiobook narrator. He acted in numerous American television shows from 1962 to 1996, including Crossroads, and he had roles in six Broadway plays between 1967 and 1992, including Amadeus. His film credits from 1969 to 1996 included roles as Cecil in Parting Glances and Jerry the bartender in Sleepers. He served as narrator for the television series Sea Tales. He narrated nearly forty audiobooks, and his readings of The Canterbury Tales, The Letter of Marque, Monk’s Hood, The Vicar of Wakefield, and How Green Was My Valley each earned him an AudioFile Earphones Award. His narration of Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin novels was praised by novelist Stephen King as among his ten favorite audiobooks of 2006.