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A School Story

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4 Ratings

3.8

Series

1 of 3

Duration
18min
Language
English
Format
Category

Thrillers

First published in 1911, A School Story is a classic paranormal tale written by M.R. James, an author considered to be the originator of the modern age ghost story. Though popular in written form, his stories were in fact designed to be read out loud - something he would do every Christmas in his role as housemaster to young boys boarding at Eton school. In this particular story - itself set at a boarding school - a Latin teacher is troubled by unusual phrases from the dead language that start to show up among the work he sets his students; something about the phrases remind him of a dark secret from his past…

© 2021 Andrews UK Limited (Audiobook): 9781789825220

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Audiobook: April 8, 2021

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