THE STONES OF MUNCASTER CATHEDRAL

By Robert Westall

Synopsis

Two stories of the supernatural, in the first, evil is leaking from the stones of Muncaster cathedral as a dark presence re-awakens. In 'Brangwyn Gardens', Harry Shaftoe's lodgings hide a sinister secret that he is now obsessed by.

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Narrator	Tony Lister
Length	5hrs 30min
Catalogue No.	616236
Publisher	Mammoth Paperbacks

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