The Haunted Bookshop
Roger Mifflin, the wandering bookseller of Parnassus on Wheels, has settled down. He now runs a secondhand shop in Brooklyn called Parnassus at Home, where books, he insists, are haunted by the ghosts of everything they contain. Into this cluttered, cozy world walks Aubrey Gilbert, a young advertising man smitten with Mifflin’s new assistant, Titania. When a particular volume keeps vanishing and reappearing from the shelves, Aubrey senses something darker at work in the closing days of the First World War. Morley wraps a genuine mystery inside his love letter to bookselling, with a plot that turns on wartime intrigue. Published in 1919, it stands as one of the warmest thrillers ever set among dusty stacks. This free PDF and EPUB edition includes the complete novel.
About the Author
Christopher Morley (1890-1957) was an American writer, editor, and lifelong champion of books. A Rhodes Scholar and cofounder of the Saturday Review of Literature, he produced novels, poetry, and essays across a long career, though readers remember him best for his affectionate stories about booksellers…
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Listen to The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley free online. The full audiobook (5 hr 34 min, 15 chapters, read by J. M. Smallheer) streams free on this page.
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| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Haunted Bookshop | 30:43 | |
| 2 | The Corn Cob Club | 29:45 | |
| 3 | Titania Arrives | 24:53 | |
| 4 | The Disappearing Volume | 24:12 | |
| 5 | Aubrey Walks Part Way Home - and Rides the Rest of the Way | 13:27 | |
| 6 | Titania Learns the Business | 30:00 | |
| 7 | Aubrey Takes Lodgings | 21:46 | |
| 8 | Aubrey Goes to the Movies, and Wishes He Knew More German | 20:21 | |
| 9 | Again the Narrative is Retarded | 18:27 | |
| 10 | Roger Raids the Ice-Box | 13:09 | |
| 11 | Titania Tries Reading in Bed | 22:04 | |
| 12 | Aubrey Determines to Give Service that is <i>Different</i> | 18:11 | |
| 13 | The Battle of Ludlow Street | 20:24 | |
| 14 | The <i>Cromwell</i> Makes Its Last Appearance | 24:24 | |
| 15 | Mr. Chapman Waves His Wand | 22:42 |
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