Ghost Stories (Wordsworth Classics)
(M.R. James is probably the finest ghost-story writer England has ever produced. These tales are not only classics of their genre, but are also superb examples of beautifully-paced understatement, convincing background and chilling terror. As well as the preface, there is a fascinating tail-piece...
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(M.R. James is probably the finest ghost-story writer England has ever produced. These tales are not only classics of their genre, but are also superb examples of beautifully-paced understatement, convincing background and chilling terror. As well as the preface, there is a fascinating tail-piece by M.R. James, Stories I Have Tried To Write , which accompanies these thirty tales. Among them are 'Casting the Runes', 'Oh, Whistle and I ll come to you, My Lad', 'The Tractate Middoth , The Ash Tree' and 'Canon Alberic s Scrapbook')
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781853260537 (1853260533)
ASIN: 1853260533
Publish date: 1992-05
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Montague Rhodes James brings the classic British understatement to the field of horror stories and makes them terrifying beyond imagination. His writing is without any frills; there is very little by the way of atmosphere-building; and the stories themselves seem to be an odd form of reportage. B...
IntroductionPreface--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--...
I read this book in English around the age of 18, when my mastering of the language was not so good. Yet, I remember being pinned to the couch, sweating and trembling, immersed in the gripping stories. I was in love with the cover, too; it was sort of magical and seemed to tell a story of its own. I...
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