Masterpieces of Mystery: Mystic-Humorous Stories: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Masterpieces of Mystery: Mystic-Humorous Stories, credited to Mark Twain; Guy de Maupassant; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Algernon Blackwood; Lafcadio Hearn; Théophile Gautier; E. F. Benson; Arthur Machen; Brander Matthews; Fitz-James O'Brien; Chester Bailey Fernald, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of Masterpieces of Mystery: Mystic-Humorous Stories by Mark Twain; Guy de Maupassant; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Algernon Blackwood; Lafcadio Hearn; Théophile Gautier; E. F. Benson; Arthur Machen; Brander Matthews; Fitz-James O'Brien; Chester Bailey Fernald. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. A selection of stories providing humorous and mystical journeys complied by Joseph Lewis French - Summary by Patty Harden

Recording facts

• Recording title: Masterpieces of Mystery: Mystic-Humorous Stories
• Author credits: Mark Twain; Guy de Maupassant; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Algernon Blackwood; Lafcadio Hearn; Théophile Gautier; E. F. Benson; Arthur Machen; Brander Matthews; Fitz-James O'Brien; Chester Bailey Fernald
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 17
• Combined MP3 track duration: 6:58:11

Catalogue topics

• mystery
• short stories

Track guide

1. 00 - Foreword + May-Day Eve Part 1 by Algernon Blackwood — 30:29
2. 01 - May-Day Eve Part 2 — 28:14
3. 02 - The Diamond Lens Part 1 - Fitz-James O'Brien — 26:37
4. 03 - Diamond Lens Part 2 — 35:09
5. 04 - The Mummy's Foot - Théopile Gautier — 37:19
6. 05 - Mr. Bloke's Item - Mark Twain — 9:05
7. 06 - A Ghost - Lafcadio Hearn — 13:08
8. 07 - The Man Who Went Too Far Part 1 - E. F. Benson — 21:10
9. 08 - Man Who Went Too Far Part 2 — 21:18
10. 09 - Chan Tow The Highrob - Chester Bailey Fernald — 23:51
11. 10 - The Inmost Light Part 1 - Arthur Machen — 36:12
12. 11 - Inmost Light Part 2 — 36:24
13. 12 - The Secret of Goresthorpe Grange Part 1 - A. Conan Doyle — 21:16
14. 13 - Goresthorpe Grange Part 2 — 21:30
15. 14 - The Man With The Pale Eyes - Guy de Maupassant — 13:38
16. 15 - The Rival Ghosts Part 1- Brander Matthews — 21:51
17. 16 - Rival Ghosts Part 2 — 21:01

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