B. J. Harrison Reads Casting the Runes - format MP3

El profesor Parkins, un académico racional que pasa sus vacaciones en Burnstow, descubre un antiguo silbato de bronce entre las ruinas de un preceptorio templario. Movido por la curiosidad, lo sopla y,...

El huérfano Stephen Elliott va a vivir con su primo solitario, Mr. Abney, en Aswarby Hall. Aunque parece amable, Abney oculta planes siniestros arraigados en su obsesión por rituales antiguos de inmortalidad....

El anticuario Mr. Somerton descifra un criptograma en las vidrieras de la Abadía de Steinfeld que señala un tesoro oculto en un pozo. Al abrir la losa marcada con "siete ojos", encuentra no solo sacos...

En Castringham Hall, Sir Matthew Fell condena a la horca a la supuesta bruja Mrs. Mothersole, quien advierte: "Habrá huéspedes en la Mansión." Poco después, aparece muerto en su cama, ennegrecido y retorcido,...

El viajero señor Wraxall investiga los archivos de una antigua propiedad sueca y se obsesiona con su feroz antepasado, el Conde Magnus de la Gardie. En el mausoleo de la iglesia descubre rastros de la...

El señor Williams, curador de un museo universitario, adquiere una mezzotinta aparentemente trivial de una mansión rural. Para su espanto, el grabado comienza a transformarse, mostrando una secuencia...

En la decadente ciudad de St. Bertrand de Comminges, un anticuario inglés descubre una invaluable colección de manuscritos, antaño reunida por el siniestro canónigo Alberic. Entre los tesoros se encuentra...

El señor Anderson, investigador de la historia eclesiástica en Viborg, se hospeda en la posada Golden Lion. Nota que no existe un cuarto número 13 en el registro del hotel, pero lo ve repetidamente e...

"Historias de Fantasmas de un Anticuario" (1904), de M. R. James, es una colección clásica de ocho relatos escalofriantes que mezclan escenarios académicos con terror sobrenatural. James, un medievalista...

Una selección de relatos de horror que muestra lo más oscuro del mundo vegetal. Una antología que reúne a nombres como Roald Dahl, Eudora Welty o H.P. Lovecraft. Orquídeas sanguinarias, bosques enteros...

<b>Quiet hauntings that creep into the mind.</b>M. R. James delivers atmospheric ghost stories built on suggestion rather than shock. Academic settings, ancient objects, and slow-building...

<b>The gold standard of literary ghost fiction.</b>This influential collection defines the modern ghost story, blending scholarship, folklore, and creeping dread. Each tale builds tension...

Looking for some spooky stories to read on a camping trip, at a Halloween party, or at home with the family in front of a roaring fire? The works of medieval scholar M.R. James should fit the bill. James...

If you read the title-page of this book—a thing which young persons very seldom do—you will see that it (the book) contains stories taken "out of some of the less-known apocryphal books of the Old Testament."...

e-artnow Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts" by M. R. James. e-artnow Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every...

This book has an introduction by Ruth Rendell, herself a writer of Mystery and detective stories. This mystery story centers around the accidental finding of a significant historical object; one of the...

"Far from here, in the land the swallows flee to in winter, lived a king who had eleven sons and one daughter, Elisa." So begins the story of Elisa and her brothers. At the beginning, everything was...

B. J. Harrison brings us yet another classic from the master of humor, P. G. Wodehouse. Our narrator is a sociable dog who goes by the name of Mixer. One day, he is hit by a car, and out steps Peter....

Tom Sawyer is an orphaned boy who lives together with his kindhearted aunt Polly. Although his poor aunt takes good care of him, Tom grows up to be rebellious who comes up with a new plan for troublemaking...

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is one of Victor Hugo most popular historical novels. It follows the story of the young Quasimodo, a hunchback who lives the solitary life of an outcast in the bell tower...

After a long stay in South Africa, Richard Hannay arrives back in London just before the outbreak of World War One. There he meets Franklin Scudder, who claims to be investigating the Black Stone – a...

"Darklands" is Niels Krause-Kjær’s independent sequel to the filmed bestselling novel "Solitaire". Suspicion of fraud at the highest level turns out to have threads reaching far into Danish democracy....

Guy de Maupassant was an absolute master of the short story genre, delighting in clever plotting, concise style, and efficient storytelling, which he used to produce stunning pieces in a very condensed...

Gustave Flaubert is one of the major figures of French literature. He was known for his scrupulous devotion to his style, sometimes working for a whole week to achieve a single page; he was made famous...

The Confessions of Arsène Lupin: ten grippling short stories in which the world's premier thief looks back on a lifetime of adventure and mysteries. He uses his wit and courage to outsmart criminals,...

Dance of Death is a prose poem in which Death laments over the cruel task God has given him. Engaging in a dialogue with Satan, and later Nero as one of Satan's first minions, Death suggests that of the...

Hurlingham House school is a high-achiever’s heaven, full of happy, hard-working pupils. There’s just the small matter of the dead body on the field... Sounds like a case for Epiphany Bloom! When Epiphany...

‘The Escape of Arsène Lupin, the Adventures of Arsène Lupin the Gentleman Burglar’ are classic crime stories by the French writer Maurice Leblanc, featuring his famous gentleman-thief turned detective,...

Every secret has a price. Some are paid in blood.Disgraced city banker Malachite Peck seeks a fresh start in the quiet Cornish village of Golden, but when renovations of her bookshop unearth a body, the...

The Essential Classics: Volume 4 brings together 5 of the greatest classics ever written, perfectly read by an esteemed cast including Fenella Woolgar, Jonathan Keeble, Lucy Scott, David Rintoul, and...

Octavius Everard, the wealthy Duke of Eccess, indulges in London's most decadent offerings to escape the pain that haunts him—especially at Christmas. The richest food, the best cognac and the most beautiful...

'The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.' First published in various newspapers from 1833 to 1836, before Dickens's fame skyrocketed, Sketches of Boz was reissued...

Berlin, 1920s: a beacon of culture and hedonism, but a political mess. The streets are crowded with war veterans, beggars, prostitutes and madmen, desperately chasing any means to secure a few marks or...

Easter 1903. In the slums of London, French prostitutes are found crucified. Mysterious messages are discovered in the clothing of the victims. These crucifixion murders cause an international sensation...

The master detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson explore a mysterious cornfield and stumble upon the trail of a gigantic conspiracy. Find out more about the Freemason Society in this new chapter of...

A heartwarming tale, set against the stunning Welsh coast, from the Amazon bestselling author of The Forgotten Farmhouse by the Sea.When single mother Seren Evans returns to Anglesey with her young daughter...

When a New York City literary agent returns to her small hometown to bury her father, murder is the one plot twist she didn’t see coming. Allie Cobb thought she’d left Rushing Creek, Indiana, behind for...

"Rarely has an author painted the great American West in strokes so bold, vivid, and true." --Ralph ComptonOrphaned by a brutal attack, Cody Hunter was raised by Crow Indians in Yellowstone, Montana,...

Love, laughs, and romantic chaos—Austen style.Sophie Johnson thought she had it all: her dream job at The Jane Austen Dating Agency and a swoon-worthy boyfriend, Darcy Drummond. But real life isn’t quite...

Murder was never supposed to be in the script...Sophie “Phee” Kimball is trying hard to get work done at her private investigation company—especially now that her old crush has joined the team. But her...

A young Black man rises from the brutal depths of slavery to deliver a long-overdue reckoning in this relentless Western classic. Justice has a new name: El Diablo Negrito—and if you’ve wronged him or...

Meet your new favourite girl-next-door, Faye. An underachieving PA with a passion for pasta, she’s spent her life in London’s leafy Hampstead, disconnected from her heritage. Dismissed as a “cultural...

Can stepping out of your comfort zone lead to unexpected happiness?Trudy Watts has it all: a dream job, a successful fiancé, and a glamorous London lifestyle. With a big promotion on the horizon and her...

On an inherited ranch in Northern California, one family is discovering all the possibilities life can offer—and the kind of love that will outlast even the land... Angela Dalton’s return to Dry Creek...

Tressa Buckland is perfectly content with her quiet life in the seaside village of Port Lowdy, where colourful cottages overlook the sea and her only constant companion is her cat, Ginger Pickles. Working...

The endless green of the Scottish hills should be the perfect place to hide Liz Parsons’s secrets.After a devastating loss and break-up, Liz takes a job running the tiny Loch Cameron Whisky Distillery,...