Humorous Ghost Stories: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Humorous Ghost Stories, credited to Dorothy Scarborough, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Humorous Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough. Read in English by Madam Fickle; Kevin W. Davidson; ElleyKat; Barry Eads; GlassMask; Alan Winterrowd; RLC; Jackie Drown; geoffbl; Ric F; JamesMcAndrew; Mike Pelton; Rusty Dancer; Jon Smith; Michelle Goode; Chuck Williamson Includes: An introduction by Dorothy Scarborough -- The Canterville ghost / by Oscar Wilde -- The ghost-extinguisher / by Gelett Burgess -- "Dey ain't no ghosts" / by Ellis Parker Butler -- The transferred ghost / by Frank R. Stockton -- The mummy's foot / Théophile Gautier -- The rival ghosts / Brander Matthews -- The water ghost of Harrowby Hall / by John Kendrick Bangs -- Back from that bourne / Anonymous -- The ghost-ship / by Richard Middleton -- The transplanted ghost / by Wallace Irwin -- The last ghost in Harmony / by Nelson LLoyd -- The ghost of Miser Brimpson / by Eden Phillpotts -- The haunted photograph / by Ruth McEnery Stuart -- The ghost that got the button / by Will Adams -- The specter bridegroom / by Washington Irving -- The specter of Tappington / compiled by Richard Barham -- In the barn / by Burges Johnson -- A shady plot / by Elsie Brown -- The lady and the ghost / by Rose Cecil O'Neill. (Summary by Sarah Engracia Parshall)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Humorous Ghost Stories
• Author credits: Dorothy Scarborough
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 25
• Listed recording duration: 10:50:15

Catalogue topics

• humor
• ghosts

Opening tracks: first 24 of 25

1. 00 - Introduction — 18:23
2. 01 - The Canterville Ghost Part 1 — 32:06
3. 02 - The Canterville Ghost Part 2 — 21:50
4. 03 - The Canterville Ghost Part 3 — 18:58
5. 04 - The Ghost-Extinguisher — 24:11
6. 05 - “Dey Ain't No Ghosts” — 24:54
7. 06 - The Transferred Ghost — 30:26
8. 07 - The Mummy's Foot — 28:01
9. 08 - The Rival Ghost Part 1 — 16:22
10. 09 - The Rival Ghost Part 2 — 25:35
11. 10 - The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall — 23:30
12. 11 - Back from That Bourne — 14:44
13. 12 - The Ghost-Ship — 27:44
14. 13 - The Transplanted Ghost — 39:01
15. 14 - The Last Ghost in Harmony — 29:36
16. 15 - The Ghost of Miser Brimpson Part 1 — 14:01
17. 16 - The Ghost of Miser Brimpson Part 2 — 21:39
18. 17 - The Haunted Photograph — 33:16
19. 18 - The Ghost That Got The Button — 32:58
20. 19 - The Specter Bridegroom — 34:22
21. 20 - The Specter of Tappington Part 1 — 38:18
22. 21 - The Specter of Tappington Part 2 — 36:59
23. 22 - In the Barn — 24:08
24. 23 - A Shady Plot — 25:33

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