The Mezzotint (short story)
by M. R. James
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This is the unabridged audio recording of M.R. James' excellent ghost story 'The Mezzotint'. The author's stories were written with the purpose of being read aloud in the long tradition of spooky Christmas Eve tales. This highly-praised version, narrated by David Collings, is sure to scare and delight in equal measure.Tags
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A print curator comes across an 'interesting' picture on offer. At first it seems to be an unremarkable, amateur work - but something about it is strange: it seems to be slightly different each time it's viewed. The image may hold the clue to a terrible crime...
Classically old-fashioned - and wonderfully spooky!
(a re-read)
Classically old-fashioned - and wonderfully spooky!
(a re-read)
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- Canonical title
- The Mezzotint (short story) (short story)
- Original publication date
- 1904
- People/Characters
- Mr. Williams; J. W. Britnell; Professor Binks; Nisbet; Garwood; Robert Filcher
- Important places
- Canterbury College, England, UK; Anningley Hall, Essex, England, UK
- Original language
- English
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 823.08733
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- 26
- Popularity
- 1,040,970
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.90)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 2
