The Upper Berth, F. Marion Crawford
The Upper Berth, F. Marion Crawford
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The Upper Berth
A Victorian Horror Story

Author: F. Marion Crawford

Narrator: Simon Johns

Unabridged: 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: B7 Media

Published: 11/10/2020


Synopsis

The story takes place aboard a transatlantic ocean liner. A passenger named Brisbane is puzzled when the steward behaves oddly while taking his luggage to his stateroom, number 105. In the middle of the first night, Brisbane is further perplexed when his roommate suddenly leaps down from the upper berth and runs out of the cabin. In the morning, Brisbane learns that his roommate has gone overboard - and was the fourth consecutive occupant of the same upper berth to do so.

About F. Marion Crawford

Francis Marion Crawford (1854–1909) was an American writer famed for his classic weird and fantastic stories.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter on September 12, 2019

Brisbane is a sea faring man and tells his eerie story late at night to a crowd of eager listeners. What is so special with cabin 105 and why does the port hole opens up by itself after being closed properly? On the Kamtschatka passengers regularly go overboard. Are Brisbane and the captain able to......more

Goodreads review by Bionic Jean on August 08, 2022

As I read (or rather listened to) F. Marion Crawford’s short story The Upper Berth I became aware that I had read it before, at least once, if not twice. The American author F. Marion Crawford wrote many novels, and numerous articles, but he is most famous now for his weird and fantastic stories. Ot......more

Goodreads review by Dannii on August 04, 2021

This is my favourite type of classic ghostly tale; one that includes an unexplained occurrence in a much-avoided location and a protagonist determined to solve the unsolvable. The sea setting added a unique twist and despite this being no more than a novella's length story, many more twists and an u......more