Susan Hill's ghost story reveals the background to a mysterious depiction of masked revellers at the Venice Carnival which hangs in the college rooms of a Cambridge professor. Read by Nigel Anthony
The Man in the Picture, by Susan Hill. 1/5. Oliver returns to Cambridge to visit his elderly tutor. He is told the disturbing story behind the painting of a Venetian carnival scene.
DetailsThe Man in the Picture, by Susan Hill. 2/5. Oliver takes a late night stroll around Cambridge. He cannot shake off the feeling of unease he has about the Venetian painting.
DetailsThe Man in the Picture, by Susan Hill. 3/5: When Theo Parmitter bought the Venetian picture, he knew that somebody else had a keen interest in it. He was curious to find out why.
DetailsThe Man in the Picture, by Susan Hill. 4/5: The Countess discovers that the likeness of her recently deceased father-in-law appeared in a picture painted hundreds of years earlier.
DetailsThe Man in the Picture, by Susan Hill. 5/5: As the Venetian picture appears to claim yet another victim, Oliver and his new wife set off for a honeymoon in Venice.
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