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The Mezzotint

AuthorM.R. James

NarratorRobin Bailey

Duration23m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Horror, Short Stories

PublisherCSA Word

VersionUnabridged

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A classic ghost tale by M R James. A ghoulish revenge is enacted within a work of art, before the helpless eyes of a museum curator in Oxford.

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