Curious If True - Elizabeth Gaskell - 1998 BBC Audio Drama
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Five atmospheric stories of mystery by Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell, dramatised by Sally Hedges. With introductions by Elizabeth Spriggs.
1 - The Squire's Story
Mr Higgins appears every inch the perfect jovial gentleman.
2 - The Crooked Branch
Farmer Nathan showers love and money on son Ben, but he has ambitions above his station.
3 - The Poor Clare
Investigating the heir to a fortune, a lawyer is drawn towards a woman haunted by a curse.
4 - Lois the Witch
An English girl fresh to Salem faces the malicious accusations of a Puritan family.
5 - The Grey Woman
When a miller's daughter marries a nobleman, it is the start of a terrifying adventure.
(5x45 mins)