EPISODE · Feb 17, 2021 · 32 MIN
B. J. Harrison Reads The Castaway (By W.W. Jacobs)
from Listen to Top Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense · host W.W. Jacobs
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502221 to listen full audiobooks. Title: B. J. Harrison Reads The Castaway Author: W.W. Jacobs Narrator: B.J.Harrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 32 minutes Release date: February 17, 2021 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: 'The Castaway' is a short story by W. W. Jacobs, telling of the return of a husband, who was thought lost and buried at sea for three years. Mrs. Boxer immediately welcomes him, but his mother-in-law suspects him to be a fraud. A visit to the local fortune-teller only deepens her suspicions. 'The Castaway' is a brilliant mystery story that questions reality in a remarkable way, leaving no stone unturned and dwelling into each the characters’ suspicions and fears. Recommended to short story fans and mystery fiction enthusiasts. B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere. William Wymark Jacobs (1863-1943) was an English writer of supernatural short stories and novels. He also wrote a lot about the humorous life around the London docks. Nowadays, he is best known for his supernatural horror short story 'The Monkey’s Paw', which quickly became a classic in the genre. Some of his other works are 'Sea Urchins', 'Dialstone Lane', and 'Captains All'.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502221 to listen full audiobooks. Title: B. J. Harrison Reads The Castaway Author: W.W. Jacobs Narrator: B.J.Harrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 32 minutes Release date: February 17, 2021 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: 'The Castaway' is a short story by W. W. Jacobs, telling of the return of a husband, who was thought lost and buried at sea for three years. Mrs. Boxer immediately welcomes him, but his mother-in-law suspects him to be a fraud. A visit to the local fortune-teller only deepens her suspicions. 'The Castaway' is a brilliant mystery story that questions reality in a remarkable way, leaving no stone unturned and dwelling into each the characters’ suspicions and fears. Recommended to short story fans and mystery fiction enthusiasts. B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere. William Wymark Jacobs (1863-1943) was an English writer of supernatural short stories and novels. He also wrote a lot about the humorous life around the London docks. Nowadays, he is best known for his supernatural horror short story 'The Monkey’s Paw', which quickly became a classic in the genre. Some of his other works are 'Sea Urchins', 'Dialstone Lane', and 'Captains All'.
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