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MR James

Ghost Stories

A School Story

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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A man recalls ghostly events in 1870 involving his old teacher. What is "the well among the yews"?

Classic tales by the master of beautifully paced understatement, MR James (1862-1936)

First published in 1911 in the collection ‘More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary’.

Read by Benjamin Whitrow.

Abridged and produced by Paul Kent.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997. Show less

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