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The Dead Hand by Wilkie Collins

When Arthur visits Doncaster during race week, he’s obliged to share a hotel room with a stranger. Read by Peter Marinker.

"When he looked at the bed now, he saw hanging over the side of it a long, white hand."

When Arthur visits Doncaster during race week, he’s obliged to share a hotel room with a stranger.

A tale of mystery by Wilkie Collins.

Adapted by Michael Bakewell.

Read by Peter Marinker

Producer: Rosemary Hart

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1989.

25 minutes

Last on

Sun 5 Mar 202316:35
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  • Sun 5 Mar 202316:35
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