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The Uncommon Prayer Book

By: Montague Rhodes James
Narrated by: David Collings
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Summary

This is an unabridged audio recording of M R James' excellent ghost story "The Uncommon Prayer Book". Read by David Collings, this is sure to scare and delight in equal measure.

Public Domain (P)2010 Craftsman Unabridged Audio
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"David Collings reads wonderfully well." (The Observer)

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CREEPY

Creepy near the end but not one of my favourite M R James and I like a quite a lot of his works. This maybe one I need to listen to a few times then it might grow on me, like one of MRJ’s creepy vines.

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