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Description: Collected Ghost Stories : Hardback : Oxford University Press : 9780198797364 : 0198797362 : 01 Jun 2017 : M. R. James's classic ghost stories are some of the finest in English, creating menace and terror in lonely country houses and remote inns. This is the only one-volume edition to include all James's published stories, an appendix of James's writings on the ghost story, and a critical introduction and notes. The Book Depository Collected Ghost Stories by M. R. James - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk

 

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Author: Matt Jenkins

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Review: Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) better known simply as M R James, was a noted British medieval scholar. He also served as provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905-1918) and of Eton College (1918-1936). He is best remembered, however, for his ghost stories which are widely regarded, by myself included, as among the finest in English literature. There is nothing quite like lying in bed on a dark winters night and dipping into a tale of supernatural terrors. Of course, subsequently getting to sleep might be another matter! The complete list of stories is: Canon Alberic's Scrapbook Lost Hearts The Mezzotint The Ash Tree Number 13 Count Magnus Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad The Treasure of Abbot Thomas A School Story The Rose Garden The Tractate Middoth Casting the Runes The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral Martin's Close Mr Humphreys and His Inheritance The Residence at Whitminster The Diary of Mr Poynter An Episode of Cathedral History The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance Two Doctors The Haunted Dolls' House The Uncommon Prayer-Book A Neighbour's Landmark A View from a Hill A Warning to the Curious An Evening's Entertainment There was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard Rats After Dark in the Playing Fields Wailing Well The Experiment The Malice of Inanimate Objects A Vignette Also of interest may beTales of Unease , a collection of spooky stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle andThe Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft . Well worth a read.

 

Author: Colette Quinn

Rating: 4

Review: I am currently 3/4 of the way through this edition & I am thoroughly enjoying it. This is my first reading of M. R. James & have found myself so intrigued I have been reading further into each story after I finish it, there are some excellent illustrations relating to each however there are none printed in this book. Subtle horror which leaves you with an eerie feeling, not the modern over the top cinematic horror. This is a fantastic book & a beautiful edition. I am so pleased I bought it!

 

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