Strange Stories: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Strange Stories, credited to Émile Erckmann; Alexandre Chatrian, 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 Strange Stories by Émile Erckmann; Alexandre Chatrian. Read in English by Ben Tucker. This aptly titled collection of early weird fiction from the masters of the macabre Émile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian (jointly penning tales under the Erckmann-Chatrian name) includes a bevy of strange incidents and fantastical occurrences to unsettle and delight. Experiences stories praised by and served as influence on the likes of ghost story maestro M. R. James and the demented king of the eldritch horror himself H. P. Lovecraft. - Summary by Ben Tucker

Recording facts

• Recording title: Strange Stories
• Author credits: Émile Erckmann; Alexandre Chatrian
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 6
• Listed recording duration: 4:11:20

Catalogue topics

• French
• horror
• short stories
• weird

Track guide

1. 01 - The Mysterious Sketch — 38:32
2. 02 - The Dean's Watch — 43:27
3. 03 - "Abraham's Offering" — 1:07:55
4. 04 - The Three Souls — 40:52
5. 05 - The Invisible Eye — 38:38
6. 06 - The Wonderful Glass — 21:56

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