Ebook {Epub PDF} Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James

This classic collects the earliest ghost stories of author M.R. James. While not gruesome by any means, these classic tales of apparitions and other supernatural horrors remain chilling to this day. Features "Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book," "Lost Hearts" "The Mezzotint," "The Ash-Tree," "Number 13," "Count Magnus," "'Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad,'" and "The Treasure of Abbot Thomas."Cited by: 17 rows · Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. Montague Rhodes James () was a medieval . 14 rows ·  · James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), Title: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Contents: Cited by:

James's ghost stories were published in a series of collections: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (), More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (), A Thin Ghost and Others (), and A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (). The first hardback collected edition appeared in Many of the tales were written as Christmas Eve entertainments and read aloud to friends. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is the title of M. R. James' first collection of ghost stories, published in (some had previously appeared in magazines). Some later editions under this title contain both the original collection and its successor, More Ghost Stories (), combined in one volume. Admired by writers from H.P. Lovecraft to Ruth Rendell, M.R. James is the acknowledged master of the English ghost story. Disdaining gore in favour of atmosphere and suggestion, his enduring supernatural tales are masterpieces of understated horror. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Vol. 1 collects graphic retellings of four spine-chilling.

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is a horror short story collection by British writer M. R. James, published in (some had previously appeared in magazines). Some later editions under this title contain both the original collection and its successor, More Ghost Stories (), combined in one volume. It was his first short story collection. James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), Title: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Contents. This classic collects the earliest ghost stories of author M.R. James. While not gruesome by any means, these classic tales of apparitions and other supernatural horrors remain chilling to this day. Features "Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book," "Lost Hearts" "The Mezzotint," "The Ash-Tree," "Number 13," "Count Magnus," "'Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad,'" and "The Treasure of Abbot Thomas.".