Charles Dickens: Tales of the Supernatural

Trial for Murder 00:00
The ghost of a murdered man haunts the courtroom at the trial of his killer. Read by Adrian Scarborough.

Chips Bargains with the Devil 13:37

A ship's carpenter attempts to break his pact with the Devil. Read by Adrian Scarborough.

The Signalman 26:09

A railway signalman at an isolated station has terrifying premonitions of future tragedies. Read by Adrian Scarborough.

A Madman's Manuscript 39.22

From his prison cell, a raving madman looks back on the horrific events that led him there. Read by Adrian Scarborough.

The Queer Chair 52:41

Too many glasses of punch and Tom feels the queer chair in the room of his inn turn on him. Read by Adrian Scarborough.

The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain 1:05:38

The last ever Christmas story written by Charles Dickens is a vivid portrait of a man tormented by his past. For more Christmas ghost stories from Dickens and check out my Christmas Spirits collection of BBC audio dramas.

'Trial for Murder' (1865) and 'The Signal Man' (1866) were conceived as stand-alone short stories.

'A Madman's Manuscript' (the Old Clergyman's Tale) and 'The Queer Chair' (The Bagman's story) are extracted from the 'The Pickwick Papers', the first of Dickens major novels, written in 1836, when he was just 24.

'Chips' (the nurse's tale) is extracted from 'The Uncommercial Traveller', a collection of literary sketches and reminiscences, written between 1860 and 1869, which was first published as a complete set in 1875 posthumously.

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Pier Productions.

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