{"product_id":"book-13lq","title":"Sredni Vashtar","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore classic horror narrations on Jonathan's YouTube channel: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JonathanDunneHorrorAudiobooks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sredni Vashtar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saki (H. H. Munro)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNarrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jonathan Dunne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1912\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublic Domain:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries Placement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Timeless Terrors No. 79\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSredni Vashtar\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Saki's most unsettling and darkly ironic tales - a precise exploration of repression, power, and private vengeance. The story follows Conradin, a frail boy living under the rigid control of his guardian, Mrs. De Ropp, whose cold authority dominates his life. Deprived of affection and freedom, Conradin retreats into a secret world of imagination and ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentral to this world is the shed at the bottom of the garden, where he keeps a ferret he worships as a personal god, Sredni Vashtar. Through quiet devotion and imagined rites, Conradin gives this creature the power denied to him, and the story unfolds with a calm inevitability toward a chilling climax.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaki's restrained prose makes the horror subtle yet potent, arising not from spectacle but from moral indifference and the consequences of cruelty. Narrated by Amazon-bestselling horror author Jonathan Dunne, this performance captures the story's tension, irony, and quiet menace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSredni Vashtar\u003c\/em\u003e remains a timeless reminder that even the smallest, most silenced lives can harbor forces capable of unsettling and irrevocable change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50581109670192,"sku":"BD13lq","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/13lq-Square-cover.jpg?v=1776267182","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-13lq","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}