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Beware the Shadows, Whispers, and Strange Knocks
- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- Narrator
- Bert Nichols Stauff
- Publisher
- Bertha Stauff
- Publish Date
- 4 August 2026
- Run Time
- 2 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Some wishes should never be granted.
Some guilty secrets refuse to stay buried.
Some ghosts are far more entertaining than frightening.
Celebrate Halloween with three of the most beloved classic ghost stories ever written. Carefully chosen for older children, families, homeschoolers, libraries, and adults who appreciate timeless literature, this collection delivers suspense, mystery, and supernatural adventure without relying on graphic horror.
Included in this collection are:
“The Monkey’s Paw” (1902) by W. W. Jacobs
“The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843) by Edgar Allan Poe
“The Canterville Ghost” (1887) by Oscar Wilde
This exclusive edition also features original introductions, vocabulary glossaries, and discussion questions prepared by narrator Bert Nichols Stauff to enrich listening, encourage conversation, and help modern audiences appreciate these enduring literary classics.
Perfect for Halloween—or for any evening when a well-told ghost story is just the thing.
Critics Review
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“Abundance of humour.”
Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art, review of Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories (1891), which included “The Canterville Ghost”
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“Calculated to give thrills and tremors to the most indifferent reader.”
The Nassau Literary Magazine, review of The Lady of the Barge (1903), the collection containing “The Monkey’s Paw”
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Details
- Author
- Oscar Wilde
- Narrator
- Bert Nichols Stauff
- Duration
- 2 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 August 2026
- ISBN
- 9798236008686
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bertha Stauff
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers
Synopsis
Some wishes should never be granted.Some guilty secrets refuse to stay buried.Some ghosts are far more entertaining than frightening.Celebrate Halloween with three of the most beloved classic ghost stories ever written. Carefully chosen for older children, families, homeschoolers, libraries, and adults who appreciate timeless literature, this collection delivers suspense, mystery, and supernatural adventure without relying on graphic horror.Included in this collection are:“The Monkey’s Paw” (1902) by W. W. Jacobs“The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843) by Edgar Allan Poe“The Canterville Ghost” (1887) by Oscar WildeThis exclusive edition also features original introductions, vocabulary glossaries, and discussion questions prepared by narrator Bert Nichols Stauff to enrich listening, encourage conversation, and help modern audiences appreciate these enduring literary classics.Perfect for Halloween—or for any evening when a well-told ghost story is just the thing.
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