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The Watcher
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 2 audiobooks with Academy Voices
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of mystery and supernatural fiction. More about Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu →
Michael Lyons
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Gothic Fiction

The Watcher

by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · read by Michael Lyons · 1 hr 28 min

In Dublin in the 1790s, Captain Barton, a navy man of about forty-two, is pleasant company and well liked, though he is reserved and moody. But something has begun to follow him through the city, and he cannot shake it.

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In Dublin in the 1790s, Captain Barton, a navy man of about forty-two, is pleasant company and well liked, though he is reserved and moody. But something has begun to follow him through the city, and he cannot shake it. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's Gothic ghost story was one of the Purcell Papers. Read by Michael Lyons. One hour and twenty-eight minutes. For readers who like Irish ghost stories and slow, creeping dread.

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Details
Length
1 hr 28 min
Narration
Solo narrator
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Released
April 2025
Publisher
Academy Voices
Language
English
ISBN
9798347349708
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This edition of The Watcher by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is narrated by Michael Lyons.

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It runs 1 hr 28 min, unabridged, so you hear the complete text.

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