Before a Roman hearth, a visiting barrister joins a circle of clergy and offers a single, unsettling contribution: the account of his friend Murphy, who descended into a disused South Wales iron mine and, on a shadowed ledge the locals call the Cathedral, watc…
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About this audiobook
Before a Roman hearth, a visiting barrister joins a circle of clergy and offers a single, unsettling contribution: the account of his friend Murphy, who descended into a disused South Wales iron mine and, on a shadowed ledge the locals call the Cathedral, watched iron-stained figures move beneath a funnel of eerie light. Was it a true haunting—or the mind replaying the shock of a long‑ago catastrophe? As Monsignor Maxwell, Father Brent, and their companions interrogate the tale, faith collides with skepticism and a provocative theory of “psychical residue” takes shape.
Michael McGovern’s poised, atmospheric narration gives each voice in the fireside symposium its own timbre—the dry wit of Mr. Percival, the mounting dread of Murphy, and the cool reasoning of the priests—delivering a compact classic of unease, theology, and mystery from Robert Hugh Benson’s A Mirror of Shalott.
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Details
Length
About 0.4 hours
Narration
Solo narrator
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Released
November 2026
Publisher
Anthony Pica Productions, LLC
Language
English
Questions
Who narrates the Mr. Percival’s Tale audiobook?
This edition of Mr. Percival’s Tale by Robert Hugh Benson is narrated by Michael McGovern.
How long is the Mr. Percival’s Tale audiobook?
About 0.4 hours, unabridged, so you hear the complete text.
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