Quick Classics Collection: Gothic: Turn of the Screw, Dracula, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
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William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.
Horror, mystery and suspense abound in this collection of the nation’s favourite gothic stories. From the foggy streets of London to the hills of Transylvania and the grounds of a country estate, relive the fear that these tales have been igniting in listeners for over one hundred years.
These classic stories are read by Born Free’s Virginia McKenna; Dr. Who’s Tom Baker; and A Touch of Frost’s Bruce Alexander.
This collection includes:
• The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, read by Virginia McKenna
• Dracula by Bram Stoker, read by Bruce Alexander
• The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Tom Baker
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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet and travel writer, most noted for Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child's Garden of Verses.
Henry James (1843-1916) was an American author considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of Henry James Sr. and the brother of renowned philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James.
Bram (Abraham) Stoker (1847-1912) was an Irish novelist. Dracula was to become his best-known work, based on European folklore and stories of vampires. Although most famous for writing Dracula, Stoker wrote eighteen books before he died in 1912 at the age of sixty-four.
