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 fascinating introduction and notes byDarryl Jones. Considered by many to be the most terrifying writer in English,M. R. James is an unlikely producer of ghost-stories. An eminent scholar whospent his entire adult life in the academic surroundings of Eton and Cambridge, his classic supernatural tales have lost none of their power to unsettle and disturb. They draw on the terrors of the everyday, in which documents and objects unleash terrible forces, often in closed rooms and night-time settings where imagination runs riot.Lonely country houses, remote inns, ancient churches or the manuscript collections of great libraries provide settings for unbearable menace, from creatures seeking retribution and harm. Stories that were first read aloud in James'sstudy late on Christmas Eve have the power to haunt us still.This book presents all of James's published ghost stories, including the unforgettable 'Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad' and 'Casting the Runes', and an appendix of James's writings on the ghost story. Darryl Jones's introduction and notes provide a fascinating insight into James's background and his mastery of the genre he made his own. Atmospheric, spare and dangerous: these are classics of a master. The definitive edition of James's stories... a treasure trove for every horror lover. For those who like their flesh to creep, there is an inimitable cumulative pleasure in reading these stories This collection is perfect both for longstanding M R James fans or those new to his chilling tales. An outstanding new edition... exemplary. INDICE: Introduction Select Bibliography Chronology of M. R. James 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' The Treasure of Abbot Thomas ASchool Story The Rose Garden The Tractate Middoth Casting the Runes The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral Martin's Close Mr. Humphreys and His Inheritance TheResidence 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 aChurchyard Rats After Dark in the Playing Fields Wailing Well The Experiment The Malice of Inanimate Objects A Vignette Appendix: M. R. James on Ghost Stories Explanatory Notes
- ISBN: 978-0-19-956884-0
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 512
- Fecha Publicación: 13/10/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés