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Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥

The Lawyer and The Ghost: Read by Jonathan Broadbent

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This Halloween ... actor Jonathan Broadbent reads one of the interpolated ghost stories, from The Pickwick Papers  In The Lawyer and The Ghost a somewhat disreputable young Lawyer has retired to his meagre lodgings one night and is forced to debate with something not of this world ... Original cover headshot of Jonathan Broadbent © Thumb Over The Lens  / Original Dickens illustrations sourced from Michael John Goodman's incredible Charles Dickens Illustrated Gallery This reading was originally broadcast on 31st October 2025 Support the show If you'd like to make a donation to support the costs of producing this series you can buy 'coffees' right here  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dominicgerrard Thank you so much! Host: Dominic Gerrard Series Artwork: Léna Gibert Original Music: Dominic Gerrard Thank you for listening!

The Lawyer and The Ghost: Read by Jonathan Broadbent — Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥