The Complete Horror Books of F. Marion Crawford (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Witch of Prague, The Upper Berth, Khaled: A Tale of Arabia, For the Blood Is the Life, The Screaming Skull, The Doll's Ghost, Man Overboard!By Francis Marion Crawford
Length58h 13m
About this audiobook
The Complete Horror Books of F. Marion Crawford gathers the author's major excursions into supernatural terror, from maritime hauntings and ancestral curses to vampiric revenants and uncanny survivals of the dead. Crawford's horror is distinguished by urbane narration, careful realism, and a slow accumulation of dread rather than sensational excess. Situated between Victorian Gothic inheritance and Edwardian psychological unease, these works transform drawing rooms, ships, castles, and Mediterranean landscapes into theaters of moral and metaphysical disturbance. Francis Marion Crawford (1854–1909), an American born in Italy and educated across Europe, possessed the cosmopolitan sensibility that animates his fiction. His life among multiple languages, religions, and social worlds gave him unusual command of atmosphere and cultural detail. Though best known in his day as a prolific novelist of society and romance, Crawford brought to horror a traveler's eye, a historian's curiosity, and a storyteller's instinct for the moment when rational confidence fails. This collection is recommended to readers interested in classic supernatural fiction beyond the most familiar names. It offers elegant, intelligent terror: refined in style, rich in setting, and enduringly unsettling in effect.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreHorror
Length58 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 22, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Horror Books of F. Marion Crawford (Annotated)
26CHAPTER VI.
2Introduction
27CHAPTER VII.
3Historical Context
28CHAPTER VIII.
4Synopsis (Selection)
29CHAPTER IX.
5Mr Isaacs
30CHAPTER X.
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6CHAPTER I.
31CHAPTER XI.
7CHAPTER II.
32CHAPTER XII.
8CHAPTER III.
33CHAPTER XIII.
9CHAPTER IV.
34CHAPTER XIV.
10CHAPTER V.
35Khaled: A Tale of Arabia
11CHAPTER VI.
36CHAPTER I
12CHAPTER VII.
37CHAPTER II
13CHAPTER VIII.
38CHAPTER III
14CHAPTER IX.
39CHAPTER IV
15CHAPTER X.
40CHAPTER V
16CHAPTER XI.
41CHAPTER VI
17CHAPTER XII.
42CHAPTER VII
18CHAPTER XIII.
43CHAPTER VIII
19CHAPTER XIV.
44CHAPTER IX
20With the Immortals
45CHAPTER X
21CHAPTER I.
46CHAPTER XI
22CHAPTER II.
47CHAPTER XII
23CHAPTER III.
48The Witch of Prague
24CHAPTER IV.
49CHAPTER I
25CHAPTER V.
50CHAPTER II
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