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The British Classics Collection: Volume One is a century-spanning collection of 24 classic works of fiction and poetry by British authors, read by a cast of incredible narrators including Stephen Fry, Joanne Froggatt, Jason Isaacs, Adjoa Andoh, and many more. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Charles Dickens; Emily Brontë; Jane Austen; Thomas Hardy; George Eliot; D.H. Lawrence; George Orwell; and Mary Shelley, amongst a host of others.

These novelists burst with a literary energy that is hard to contain. They cover a myriad of styles and themes, narratives packed full of fully-formed characters in powerful tales that have become an essential and integral part of our literary heritage.

Step aside, neurotypicals! Join host Virginia Dickens (The Onion) and a neurodivergent guest as they deep-dive into their super-niche interests. Follow on Instagram/TikTok (@hyperfocuscomedy) for updates & live show info. Support the podcast: patreon.com/hyperfocuscomedy Created by Virginia Dickens Executive Producer: Virginia Dickens Producers: Zach Silberberg, Devin O'Neill, Kate McAuliffe Associate Producers: Amanda Melhuish, Kathleen O'Mara Editors: Cameron Abernathy, Kate McAuliffe Creative Consultant: Michael Stevens Music by Tim Platt Artwork by Art Cai

A selection of ghost stories which make your blood run cold.

Six classic ghost stories from six classic authors, narrated by Phillip J Mather: "A Haunted House" by Virginia Woolf"; "The Image of the Lost Soul" by H H Munro [Saki]; "A Ghost" by Guy de Maupassant; "The Oval Portrait" by Edgar Allan Poe; "A Ghost Story" by Mark Twain; "The Trial for Murder" by Charles Dickens.

At some point in our lives we believe that creak, that low moan, that whisper is something unnatural, beyond our comprehension. And in these stories our instincts are right. We are afraid. And we should be. Perhaps even terrified. In this volume our classic authors take different approaches, but the result is inevitably the same. We are hooked by these unknowable forces, our emotions heightened and rattled by the expectation - or shock - of the next few words.