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The Mass of Shadows
Anatole France
Written by Anatole France 1 audiobook with Academy Voices
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Michael Lyons
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The Mass of Shadows

by Anatole France · read by Michael Lyons · 13 min

On a December night, Catherine Fontaine, an elderly lace-maker, wakes to the sound of church bells. She walks through the dark to the church, where she finds it full of people in old-fashioned clothes.

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On a December night, Catherine Fontaine, an elderly lace-maker, wakes to the sound of church bells. She walks through the dark to the church, where she finds it full of people in old-fashioned clothes. She is attending a silent Mass for the dead, and beside her is the man she once loved. Anatole France's ghost story, told by the church's sacristan, read by Michael Lyons. Thirteen minutes of a haunting tale about love that outlasts death.

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Details
Length
13 min
Narration
Solo narrator
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Released
January 2026
Publisher
Academy Voices
Language
English
ISBN
9798295392009
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This edition of The Mass of Shadows by Anatole France is narrated by Michael Lyons.

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It runs 13 min, unabridged, so you hear the complete text.

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