The Man of Science, Jerome K. Jerome
The Man of Science, Jerome K. Jerome
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The Man of Science
A Victorian Horror Story

Author: Jerome K. Jerome

Narrator: Kay Eluvian

Unabridged: 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: B7 Media

Published: 11/12/2020

Synopsis

Little might be thought of the purchase of a skeleton for use in a lab, but a prudent scientist would check its provenance - The departed wearer of those bones may yet have a score to settle.
The Man of Science is taken from the second volume of the Victorian Anthologies “Horror” series, featuring short stories by classic writers of the spooky, the scary and the supernatural. Guaranteed to give you the shivers, each collection includes familiar and loved creepy tales as well as those less well-known. With music by Benedict Edwards.

About Jerome K. Jerome

Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927), an English novelist, playwright, and actor, is best known as a humorist. In his writing, he was able to explore sensitive issues regarding human emotions through humor and light-hearted narrations.

Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, Jerome was brought up in the East End of London in relative poverty. He left school at fourteen and worked variously as a clerk, a hack journalist, an actor, and a schoolmaster. His first book, On the Stage and Off, was published in 1885. This was followed by numerous plays, books, and magazine articles, but he is best known for Three Men in a Boat. In 1927, one year after writing his autobiography My Life and Times, he was made a Freeman of the Borough of Walsall.

Though a relaxed, urbane man, Jerome was a relentless explorer of new ideas and experiences. He travelled widely throughout Europe, was a pioneer of skiing in the Alps, and visited Russia and America several times. He was a prolific writer whose work has been translated into many foreign languages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Caroline on May 09, 2019

Really spooky, and I liked it - BUT, I don't get why it starts about one ghost, and then goes into another story? So I don't really see the point of the beginning of the story, cause I would have liked to hear more about that ghost, haha.......more

Goodreads review by Stefan on July 18, 2024

While a little uneven in plot given the intriguing start of one supernatural tale halted by another, I found effective isolated passages which resonated with me. This short story is strikingly similar to Guy De Maupassant's "The Hand", and would make a nice literary double feature. Overall, a standa......more

Goodreads review by Lynette on August 26, 2021

The man of science looks at the bigger theme of the afterlife. I explored many big questions such as whether ghosts have a choice in the time they spend after they die. It also uses interesting language when it suggests that by dying they have escaped the demanding realities of society. They have be......more

Goodreads review by Iman Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ on June 23, 2021

Really enjoyed this! It was an interesting ghost that did focus too hard on irrelevant details and built a nice eerie atmosphere. It had almost a biblical type of quality to the way the story within this story was set up. 3.5/5......more

Goodreads review by Marcus on May 27, 2023

Bog standard horror.......more

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