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The Ingoldsby Legends, 1st Series

Gelesen von Grant Hurlock

(2,5 Sterne; 2 Bewertungen)

The Ingoldsby Legends are a collection of myths, legends, ghost stories and poetry supposedly written by Thomas Ingoldsby of Tappington Manor, actually a pen-name of Richard Harris Barham.

The legends were first printed in 1837 as a regular series in Bentley's Miscellany and later in New Monthly Magazine. The legends were illustrated by John Leech and George Cruikshank. They proved immensely popular and were compiled into books published in 1840, 1842 and 1847 by Richard Bentley. They remained popular through the Victorian era but have since fallen out of fame. An omnibus edition appeared in 1879: The Ingoldsby Legends; or Mirth and marvels. (Summary from Wikipedia) (9 hr 40 min)

Chapters

01 - Prefaces to 1st & 2nd Editions

9:46

Read by Grant Hurlock

02 - The Spectre of Tappington - Part 1

39:14

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03 - The Spectre of Tappington - Part 2

37:09

Read by Grant Hurlock

04 - The Hand of Glory - The Nurse's Story

15:32

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05 - 'Look at the Clock!' - Patty Morgan the Milkmaid's Story

17:25

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06 - Grey Dolphin - Part 1

29:54

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07 - Grey Dolphin - Part 2

27:18

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08 - The Ghost

18:43

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09 - The Cynotaph

12:44

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10 - The Leech of Folkestone - Mrs. Botherby's Story - Part 1

37:31

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11 - The Leech of Folkestone - Mrs. Botherby's Story - Part 2

39:17

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12 - Legend of Hamilton Tighe

8:14

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13 - The Witches' Frolic

31:13

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14 - Singular Passage in the Life of the Late Henry Harris, D.D. - Part 1

36:18

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15 - Singular Passage in the Life of the Late Henry Harris, D.D. - Part 2

27:48

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16 - The Jackdaw of Rheims

9:52

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17 - A Lay of St. Dunstan

20:09

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18 - A Lay of St. Gengulphus

21:34

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19 - The Lay of St. Odille

14:24

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20 - A Lay of St. Nicholas

16:17

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21 - The Lady Rohesia

19:46

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22 - The Tragedy

8:29

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23 - Mr. Barney Maguire's Account of the Coronation

7:22

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24 - The 'Monstre' Balloon

8:13

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25 - The Execution - Hon. Mr. Sucklethumbkin's Story

9:31

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26 - Some Account of a New Play

19:44

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27 - The Bagman's Dog - Mr. Peters's Story

35:46

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28 - Appendix

1:38

Read by Grant Hurlock

Bewertungen

(4 Sterne)

The reader does speak monotonously, but clearly. I found speeding up the recording helped a great deal. There are chunks of Latin that my vague memory of high school Latin says was pronounced correctly. The legends themselves were entertaining. Surprised this isn't more widely remembered.

to boring

(1 Sterne)

The man's voice made whole story boring