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The Mezzotint

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The Mezzotint

By: M. R. James
Narrated by: Stephen Critchlow
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This is a story from the Classic Ghost Stories collection.

Ghost stories continue to be a popular audiobook genre, and this group of four stories brings together some of the best. Reader Stephen Critchelow has spent a lifetime collecting and reading works like these and, with carefully chosen music, brings a strong sense of atmosphere to the recordings.

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Editor reviews

This deliciously spooky tale culled from renowned British author and scholar M. R. James’ lauded 1904 collection, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, finds the employee of a university museum mesmerized by a mezzotint, a metal engraving depicting a heavily contrasted image, that inexplicably changes shape to unlock the mystery surrounding a lurid crime that occurred many years prior.

Stephen Critchelow turns in a hypnotic, atmospheric performance that perfectly suits James’ austere yet powerfully evocative prose in this spine-chilling listen.

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What did you like most about The Mezzotint?

Classic mystery

What other book might you compare The Mezzotint to, and why?

Number 13 by M R James...

What does Stephen Critchelow bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Allot of feeling about the characters.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Seeing is Believing.

Any additional comments?

Classic M R James

When ghost stories did not have to be all gore.

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