Key scenes from a classic M. R. James story condensed and adapted for audio. Professor Parkins' winter holiday in a remote English coastal town is disturbed by his discovery of a whistle in the ruin of an abbey

Whistle and I'll Come - M.R James - (adapted)

Extract from adaptation of classic M.R. James ghost story. Professor Parkins does not “believe in what people call the 'supernatural’.”  Complete adapted & original texts, plus learning activities available here: https://esolepacks.com/whistle-and-ill-come Cover Photo by Martin Sepion on Unsplash

ESOL Extras

2. The Ruin

Parkins blows the whistle from the ruined chapel and is tormented by a nightmare vision. Part 3 of the classic M.R. James ghost story 'Whistle and I'll Come to You" adapted for audio. Linked to free learning resources here: https://www.eslreading.org/ghost/whistle_and_I_will-come.html

3. Whistle Down the Wind

Parkins refuses to believe that he has 'whistled down the wind'. But strange things keep happening: Part 4 of the classic M.R. James ghost story 'Whistle and I'll Come to You" adapted for audio. 

Complete adapted text: https://medium.com/ten-minute-tales/whistle-and-i-ll-come-to-you-488f1b1dee64 (aprox 10 min read)
Complete original text: https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/jamesmr-ohwhistle/jamesmr-ohwhistle-00-h.html (aprox 30 min read)
Free teaching resources here: https://www.eslreading.org/ghost/whistle_and_I_will-come.html

4. Superstition

The final part of the spine chilling M.R James ghost story 'Whistle and I'll Come to You" adapted for audio. 

Complete adapted text: https://medium.com/ten-minute-tales/whistle-and-i-ll-come-to-you-488f1b1dee64 (aprox 10 min read)
Complete original text: https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/jamesmr-ohwhistle/jamesmr-ohwhistle-00-h.html (aprox 30 min read)
Free teaching resources here: https://www.eslreading.org/ghost/whistle_and_I_will-come.html

5. Unearthly

Adapted opening of the classic M.R James ghost story 'Whistle and I'll Come to You". Professor Parkins is about to go to a remote coastal town for a winter holiday. A colleague tells him about a strange chapel ruin. 

Complete adapted text: https://medium.com/ten-minute-tales/whistle-and-i-ll-come-to-you-488f1b1dee64 (aprox 10 min read)
Complete original text: https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/jamesmr-ohwhistle/jamesmr-ohwhistle-00-h.html (aprox 30 min read)
Free teaching resources here: https://www.eslreading.org/ghost/whistle_and_I_will-come.html

5. Unearthly

Kieran Mcgovern Reading)