Fall of the House of Usher, The: Pit and the Pendulum, The: And Other Tales... (Short Story)

The horrors of the Spanish Inquisition, with its dungeon of death, and the overhanging gloom on the House of Usher demonstrate unforgettably the unique imagination of Edgar Allan Poe. Unerringly, he touches upon some of our greatest nightmares - premature burial, ghostly transformation and words from beyond the grave. Written in the 1830s and 1840s, they have retained their power to shock and frighten even now.

Publisher: NAXOS
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrator: William Roberts
ISBN: 9 62634 283 8 More about this Short Story

The magic of ballet is evoked in these enchanting stories presented with many musical excerpts from the works themselves. The stories of two French ballets - Giselle and Coppelia - and the three great ballets by Tchaikovsky are presented in engaging style by Jenny Agutter, who was herself a dancer before turning to acting.

These are tales of princes and princesses, of good fairies and bad witches, and, in Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, the brave soldier and Clara - but does it happen, or is it a dream?

And there is the music - the lovely melody from Swan Lake, the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the waltzes and the richly atmospheric passages painting, in sound, castles, forests, mists and lakes.

Publisher: NAXOS
Author: David Angus
Narrator: Jenny Agutter
ISBN: 9 62634 231 5 More about this Short Story

Love can be a scary thing - especially when there are ghosts involved! These ain't like any love stories you ever heard. Let The Moonlit Road take you on a journey to the spooky, sinister and astonishing depths of the heart.
Publisher: The Moonlit Road.com
Author: Not Known
Narrator: Full Cast Production
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