by Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Saki, Geraint Wyn Davies Buy new: $19.95 $7.18
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The Victorian-era writers featured in this collection are known for their power of invention and command of horror and the supernatural. Includes A Watcher by the Dead by Ambrose Bierce; The Body Snatchers by Robert Louis Stevenson; The Adventure of the German Student by Washington Irving; Dickon the Devil by J. Sheridan Le Fanu; The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe; and The Open Watcher by Saki.
HAUNTINGS was the original name of this collection recorded in the 1980s with Welsh-American actor Geraint Wyn Davies. He gives these tales of horror and suspense an astute performance, underscoring the timeless power of these nineteenth-century works. Davies tunes his emotional flourishes to the language of each story, such as the romantic declarations of Washington's Irving's "Adventure of the German Student." Both Stevenson's "Body-Snatchers" and Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher" ramble through social conventions of the times, in gothic detail. Davies allows listeners to fully appreciate the lushness of the language and the sharply defined images that have haunted generations. Discover and enjoy the performances and each terrifying detail of these classics. R.F.W. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
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