The Ghost Ship

audiobook

The Ghost Ship

by Richard Middleton

EN·~4 hours·23 chapters

Chapters

23 total
1

THE GHOST-SHIP

33:30
2

I

8:01
3

II

6:33
4

III

7:26
5

IV

5:05
6

I

11:12
7

II

10:31
8

III

21:49
9

I

7:29
10

II

8:03

Description

The opening sets a thoughtful tone, inviting listeners into a world where ordinary details become charged with hidden meaning. A reflective essayist‑like narrator muses on the alchemy of language, comparing the transformation of humble words into something luminous to the way a ghost ship drifts from the mundane to the uncanny. The prose balances gentle humor with a quiet seriousness, offering glimpses of stories that turn everyday streets, books, and personalities into miniature puzzles waiting to be assembled.

Within the collection, each tale carries that same delicate mixture of mystery and insight. Characters wrestle with creative frustration, fleeting vanity, and the search for a “magic wand” that could lift ordinary lives into something richer. Listeners will find themselves piecing together subtle clues while the narrator’s gentle commentary keeps the mood both contemplative and inviting, making the experience feel like stepping aboard a vessel that navigates the thin line between reality and the imagined.

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Details

Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (281K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-02-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Richard Middleton

Richard Middleton

1882–1911

Best known for the eerie, dreamlike tale "The Ghost Ship," this English writer blended ghostly fantasy with wit, melancholy, and a gentle sense of the absurd. His work has kept a quiet hold on readers far beyond his short life.

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