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Curious, If True: Strange Tales
By Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Length10h 16m
About this audiobook
Shadows lengthen and reality blurs in this collection of eerie and inexplicable tales where the rational world gives way to the supernatural. Each story is a masterpiece of gothic atmosphere and psychological unease that questions what is truly possible. Prepare for a chill down your spine as you navigate the strange and the macabre.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★ 3.4 (391)
Includes Goodreads, LibraryThing
GenreMystery and Thriller, General Fiction
Length10 hrs 16 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE OLD NURSE'S STORY
6Chapter 3 (pt. 2)
2THE POOR CLARE
7Chapter 3 (pt. 3)
3Chapter 1
8Chapter 3 (pt. 4)
4Chapter 2
9IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
5Chapter 3 (pt. 1)
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