Title: Classically Trained Makes a Difference
Product review: Davies' classical experience shows in his television work ("Forever Knight") and is put to even greater use in this audiobook. His command of voice and atmosphere paints gothic pictures of Roderick Usher's doomed House or the living and dead occupants of Barwyke Hall (a little known work by J. Sheridan Le Fenu entitled "Dickon the Devil"). This audiobook must be listened to in the dark. It may be useful in literature or performance classes as well, for the authors of the literature (Ambrose Bierce, Robert Louis Stevenson, Washington Irving and others)are without doubt some of the best and never lose their seductive darkness; and Davies' rich, passioned vocal work serves as an excellent guide for students to study. For more "mundane" purposes, the stories are brisk, chilly, and altogether creepy. Those of you who already own audio copies of "Usher" and similar works ought to check this out just for comparisons' sake; Davies does an excellent job.
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