Audiobooks by A.M. Burrage

Writers As The Protagonists – Short Stories

The short story in Literature is a few pages of beginning, middle and end peopled by characters who quickly draw themselves into its arc from the minds of their authors. How these authors, including Herman Melville, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, M R James and Violet Hunt imagine their characters journeys is, of course, illuminating, thought-provoking and classic literature.1 - Stories with The Writer as Protagonist - An Introduction2 - Bobok by Fyodor Dostoyevsky3 - The Devil In Manuscript by Nathaniel Hawthorne4 - Cohen of Trinity by Amy Levy5 - The Art of BookMaking by Washington Irving6 - The Fiddler by Herman Melville7 - The Eyes by Edith Wharton8 - Count Magnus by M R James9 - His Wife's Deceased Sister by Frank R Stockton10 - The House of Cobwebs by George Gissing11 - Room For One by Frederick Cowles12 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster13 - The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet14 - Truth is Not Sober by Winifred Holtby15 - The Plutonian Fire by O Henry16 - A Sucessful Rehearsal by Anthony Hope17 - The Memoir by Violet Hunt18 - Warning Whispers by A M Burrage

A.M. Burrage, Amy Levy, Anthony Hope, D.K. Broster, Edith Wharton, Frank R Stockton, Frederick Cowles, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, George Gissing, Herman Melville, Hume Nisbet, M.R. James, Nathaniel Hawthorne, O Henry, Violet Hunt, Washington Irving, Winifred Holtby (Author), Eric Meyers, Mark Rice-Oxley, Vincent Marzello (Narrator)

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Atmospheric Horror Stories

Horror stories are designed from the onset to create a story that will suddenly go very wrong and create a sheer horror and hell not only for the characters in the story but by extension ourselves. In this carefully crafted volume, our authors use their talents to create an atmosphere that might start with tingling tension but builds and builds until we can trust nothing but the certainty of the next few words and the wrath they will bring.1 - Atmospheric Horror Stories - An Introduction2 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving3 - Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad by M R James4 - For the Blood is the Life by F Marion Crawford5 - The Spectral Hand by Jean Lorrain6 - A Diagnosis of Death by Ambrose Bierce7 - Let Loose by Mary Cholmondeley8 - The Kit Bag by Algernon Blackwood9 - The Prediction by Mary Diana Dods writing as David Lyndsey10 - Vampirismus or Aurelia by E T A Hoffman11 - Caterpillars by E F Benson12 - Smee by A M Burrage13 - Count Magnus by M R James14 - The Crimson Weaver by R Murray Gilchrist15 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman16 - The Villa Désirée by May Sinclair17 - The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood18 - The Open Door - Part 1 by Margaret Oliphant19 - The Open Door - Part 2 by Margaret Oliphant20 - The Ghost at the Rath by Rosa Mulholland21 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 1 by Ernst Raupach22 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 2 by Ernst Raupach

A.M. Burrage, Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce, E F Benson, E T A Hoffman, Ernst Raupach, F Marion Crawford, Jean Lorrain, M.R. James, Margaret Oliphant, Mary Cholmondeley, Mary Diana Dods writing as David Lyndsey, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, May Sinclair, R Murray Gilchrist, Rosa Mulholland, Washington Irving (Author), Elliot Fitzpatrick, Eric Meyers, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Stories of Dark Magic

A magic trick is always fun tinged with a sense of wonder even when we know how they did it the question is asked again ‘Really, how did they do it?’ But magic in literature has two sides both good and bad, light and dark and in this volume our pen laden authors bring forth tales that disturb and menace as only the creations of Nikolai Gogol, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Arthur Machen, Edith Nesbit and many others possibly can. 1 - Stories of Dark Magic - An Introduction2 - St Johns Eve by Nikolai Gogol3 - Blood - Part 1 by Hanns Heinz Ewers4 - Blood - Part 2 by Hanns Heinz Ewers5 - The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit6 - The Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling7 - The Screaming Skull by F Marion Crawford8 - A Witch's Den by Helena Blavatsky9 - Witchcraft by Arthur Machen10 - The Mass of Shadows by Anatole France11 - Casting the Runes by M R James12 - Beyond the Pale by H D Everett13 - Warning Whispers by A M Burrage 14 - Carnacki, The Ghost Finder - No 1 - The Gateway of the Monster by William Hope Hodgson15 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster16 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 1 by Edward Bulwer Lytton17 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 2 by Edward Bulwer Lytton

A.M. Burrage, Anatole France, Arthur Machen, D.K. Broster, Edith Nesbit, Edward Bulwer Lytton, F Marion Crawford, H D Everett, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Helena Blavatsky, M.R. James, Nikolai Gogol, Rudyard Kipling, William Hope Hodgson (Author), Geoff McGivern, Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Foundations of Fiction - Haunted House

In this series we turn the pages of classic short stories to put together the literary building blocks of how a particular genre or theme began, how it built its foundations to become the well-loved and well-worn genre that it is today.Do authors have the same ideas at more or less the same time? Or can they sniff out an opportunity as to which way the tastes of an audience are moving. Success undoubtedly builds success and in literary terms we can more politely say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the surest way to reach a hungry readership is to build on the fortune and flair of your literary colleagues. The dark forces of history have a way of settling in houses, usually large and rambling, but also small and nestled in a city, and from there all sorts of uneasy happenings begin. Authors have very playful imaginations, as well as some very disturbing ideas as they escalate the interactions between people and the growing source of terror that is with us and around us.

A C Benson, A.M. Burrage, Algernon Blackwood, Allen Upward, B M Croker, Bram Stoker, Catherine Crowe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Charlotte Riddell, D.K. Broster, E F Benson, E T A Hoffman, Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Nesbit, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Elinor Mordaunt, Elizabeth Gaskell, Eric Purves, H D Everett, H.P. Lovecraft, Hesba Stretton, M.R. James, Margaret Oliphant, Marjorie Bowen, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Oscar Wilde, Rhoda Broughton, Richard Harris Barham, Rosa Mulholland, Rudyard Kipling, Sheridan Le Fanu, W F Harvey, Walter Scott, William Hope Hodgson (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Haunted House Stories – The Definitive Collection

The Haunted House is a house that rules our minds with fear. Once we think a house is haunted we prove the point to ourselves again and again. Every floorboard creak or window rattle or unexplained happening is proof concrete.In this anthology our authors go to exceptional lengths to unsettle our minds and open them up to all sorts of terrors. 1 - Haunted House - The Definitive Collection - An Introduction2 - The Lurking Fear - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft3 - The Lurking Fear - Part 2 by H P Lovecraft4 - They by Rudyard Kipling5 - The Canterville Ghost - Part 1 by Oscar Wilde6 - The Canterville Ghost - Part 2 by Oscar Wilde7 - Carnacki, The Ghost Finder - No 1 - The Gateway of the Monster by William Hope Hodgson8 - The Ghost in the Clock Room by Hesba Stretton9 - The Ghost and the Bone-Setter by Sheridan Le Fanu10 - The Ghost at the Wrath by Rosa Mulholland11 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 1 by Edgar Allan Poe12 - The Fall of the House of Usher - Part 2 by Edgar Allan Poe13 - The House of the Black Evil by Eric Purves14 - The Villa by Elinor Mordaunt15 - The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood16 - The Deserted House by E T A Hoffman17 - Midnight House by W F Harvey18 - The Story of the Green House, Wallington by Allen Upward19 - The Judge's House by Bram Stoker20 - The Open Door - Part 1 by Margaret Oliphant21 - The Open Door - Part 2 by Margaret Oliphant22 - The Tapestried Chamber by Walter Scott23 - The Room in the Tower by E F Benson24 - The Clock by W F Harvey 25 - The Closed Window by A C Benson26 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman27 - The Rats in the Walls by H P Lovecraft28 - The Whispering Wall by H D Everett29 - The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman30 - Lost Hearts by M R James31 - Man Size in Marble by Edith Nesbit32 - An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street by Sheridan Le Fanu33 - To Let by B M Croker34 - The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth by Rhoda Broughton35 - The First Evening by Catherine Crowe36 - Smee by A M Burrage37 - What Was It by Fitz James O'Brien38 - Decay by Marjorie Bowen39 - The Ankardyne Pew by W F Harvey40 - The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit41 - The Spectre of Tappington by Richard Harris Barham42 - The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell43 - The Last of Squire Ennismore by Charlotte Riddell44 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 1 by Edward Bulwer Lytton45 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 2 by Edward Bulwer Lytton

A C Benson, A.M. Burrage, Algernon Blackwood, Allen Upward, B M Croker, Bram Stoker, Catherine Crowe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Charlotte Riddell, E F Benson, E T A Hoffman, Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Nesbit, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Elinor Mordaunt, Elizabeth Gaskell, Eric Purves, Fitz James O'Brien, H D Everett, H.P. Lovecraft, Hesba Stretton, M.R. James, Margaret Oliphant, Marjorie Bowen, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Oscar Wilde, Rhoda Broughton, Richard Harris Barham, Rosa Mulholland, Rudyard Kipling, Sheridan Le Fanu, W F Harvey, Walter Scott, William Hope Hodgson (Author), Elliot Fitzpatrick, Richard Mitchley, William Dufris (Narrator)

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Essence of Evil – Tales of Curses, Necromancy, Dark Magic & More

Pure Evil is one of our greatest fears. No appeals to reason, no pleas of mercy or forgiveness will have the slightest impact on the mind of the oppressor. But in this volume our authors are rather more spiteful that we could at first imagine. Here they blight the lives of characters with Curses, Necromancy, Dark Magic and other assorted ghouls that care little about the fate of you or I.1 - Essence of Evil - Tales of Curses, Necromancy, Dark Magic & More - An Introduction2 - The Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling3 - The Brute by Joseph Conrad4 - Herbert West - Reanimator - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft5 - Herbert West - Reanimator - Part 2 by H P Lovecraft6 - The Mass of Shadows by Anatole France7 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman8 - Casting the Runes by M R James9 - Clairvoyance by D K Broster10 - Warning Whispers by A M Burrage11 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 1 by Ernst Raupach12 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 2 by Ernst Raupach13 - The Dead Hand by Wilkie Collins14 - The Beast With Five Fingers by W F Harvey15 - The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy16 - The Arm of Mrs Egan by W F Harvey17 - The Monkey's Paw by W W Jacobs18 - The Hair by A J Alan19 - The Ash Tree by M R James.wav20 - Blood - Part 1 by Hanns Heinz Ewers21 - Blood - Part 2 by Hanns Heinz Ewers22 - Beyond the Pale by H D Everett23 - The Operation by Violet Hunt24 - Foreordained by Anthony Hope25 - The Miracle by John Davys Beresford26 - Lost Hearts by M R James27 - Lost in a Pyramid (or the Mummy's Curse) by Louisa May Alcott writing as A M Bernard28 - The Screaming Skull by F Marion Crawford29 - Young Magic by Helen Simpson30 - Witchcraft by Arthur Machen31 - A Witches Den by Helena Blavatsky32 - When I Was a Witch by Charlotte Perkins Gilman33 - The Spectre Bridegroom by William Hunt34 - The Waxworks by A M Burrage35 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 1 by Edward Bulwer Lytton36 - The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain - Part 2 by Edward Bulwer Lytton37 - The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit38 - St Johns Eve by Nikolai Gogol39 - A Fight with a Cannon by Victor Hugo40 - Carnacki, The Ghost Finder - No 1 - The Gateway of the Monster by William Hope Hodgson41 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster42 - The Death Hound by Violet Mary Firth writng as Dion Fortune43 - Marsyas In Flanders by Vernon Lee44 - The Testament of Magdalen Blair - Part 1 by Aleister Crowley45 - The Testament of Magdalen Blair - Part 2 by Aleister Crowley

A J Alan, A.M. Burrage, Aleister Crowley, Anatole France, Anthony Hope, Arthur Machen, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, D.K. Broster, Edith Nesbit, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Ernst Raupach, F Marion Crawford, H D Everett, H.P. Lovecraft, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Helen Simpson, Helena Blavatsky, John Davys Beresford, Joseph Conrad, Louisa May Alcott writing as A M Bernard, M.R. James, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Nikolai Gogol, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, Vernon Lee, Victor Hugo, Violet Hunt, Violet Mary Firth writng as Dion Fortune, W F Harvey, W W Jacobs, Wilkie Collins, William Hope Hodgson, William Hunt (Author), Garrick Hogan, Lisa Bowerman, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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AM Burrage - The Short Stories - Volume 1

Alfred McLelland Burrage was born in Hillingdon, Middlesex on 1st July, 1889. His father and uncle were both writers, primarily of boy's fiction, and by age 16 AM Burrage had joined them. The young man had ambitions to write for the adult market too. The money was better and so was his writing. From 1890 to 1914, prior to the mainstream appeal of cinema and radio the printed word, mainly in magazines, was the foremost mass entertainment. AM Burrage quickly became a master of the market publishing his stories regularly across a number of publications. By the start of the Great War Burrage was well established but in 1916 he was conscripted to fight on the Western Front. He continued to write during these years documenting his experiences in the classic book War is War by Ex-Private X. For the remainder of his life Burrage was rarely printed in book form but continued to write and be published on a prodigious scale in magazines and newspapers. In this volume we concentrate on his supernatural stories which are, by common consent, some of the best ever written. Succinct yet full of character each reveals a twist and a flavour that is unsettling.....sometimes menacing....always disturbing.

A.M. Burrage, AM Burrage (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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AM Burrage - The Short Stories - Volume 2

Alfred McLelland Burrage was born in Hillingdon, Middlesex on 1st July, 1889. His father and uncle were both writers, primarily of boy's fiction, and by age 16 AM Burrage had joined them. The young man had ambitions to write for the adult market too. The money was better and so was his writing. From 1890 to 1914, prior to the mainstream appeal of cinema and radio the printed word, mainly in magazines, was the foremost mass entertainment. AM Burrage quickly became a master of the market publishing his stories regularly across a number of publications. By the start of the Great War Burrage was well established but in 1916 he was conscripted to fight on the Western Front. He continued to write during these years documenting his experiences in the classic book War is War by Ex-Private X. For the remainder of his life Burrage was rarely printed in book form but continued to write and be published on a prodigious scale in magazines and newspapers. In this volume we concentrate on his supernatural stories which are, by common consent, some of the best ever written. Succinct yet full of character each reveals a twist and a flavour that is unsettling.....sometimes menacing....always disturbing.

A.M. Burrage, AM Burrage (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Smee

Smee is a crackling ghost story about a guest in a haunted house telling other visitors of the death of a young girl, years ago, playing a game of hide-and-seek.

A.M. Burrage (Author), Graeme Malcolm (Narrator)

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