Length38m
About this audiobook
A relic buried. A secret watched. A warning unheeded.
In this chilling tale by master of the supernatural M. R. James, the boundaries between legend and reality dissolve into coastal mist.
A Warning to the Curious draws the listener into a bleak and beautiful world where ancient guardians still linger—and curiosity can awaken things best left undisturbed.
A haunting meditation on the price of trespass, this is classic ghost storytelling at its most precise and unnerving.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (1.5K)
Includes Goodreads, LibraryThing, Amazon, StoryGraph
GenreRomance, General Fiction
Length38 mins
Narrated byPeter Coates
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMay 12, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1A Warning to the Curious-Intro
2A Warning to the Curious
3A Warning to the Curious-Outro
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