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  • The Bishop of Hell and Other Stories

  • Monster, She Wrote
  • By: Marjorie Bowen
  • Narrated by: Nicola F. Delgado
  • Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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Marjorie Bowen (1885-1952) was a prolific author of some 150 books and counted Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, and Graham Greene among her many admirers. Her most enduring work is her tales of the ghostly and supernatural, her favorites of which she collected in 1949 under the title The Bishop of Hell and Other Stories.

Included in this volume are some of her most famous stories, including "The Crown Derby Plate", a classic in which a woman gets more than she bargained for when she purchases a set of old plates at an estate sale, "Kecksies", an unsettling tale in which it is unclear exactly who is dead and who is not, and the title story, "The Bishop of Hell", which tells of a defrocked clergyman who promises to reveal the secrets of the afterlife from beyond the dead.
©1949, 2021 Marjorie Bowen (P)2021 Valancourt Books, LLC
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This is the real deal - a classic, with brilliant, quirky, narration

Too much horror short fiction is derivative of M R James, yet misses completely what makes his stories great. Marjorie Bowen is an exception. Perhaps more reminiscent of Le Fanu than James, there is no fan-dance of teasing apprehension. She confronts the horror full on and it works brilliantly. Nicola F Delgado is an inspired, over the top, campy, gothic narrator and a perfect reader for these unjustly forgotten horror classics. Three cheers for Valancourt for putting this together. Top recommendation.

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