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Collected Ghost Stories: (OWC Hardback) (Oxford World's Class... by James, M. R.
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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780198797364
- EAN
- 9780198797364
- Book Title
- Collected Ghost Stories : (Owc Hardback)
- Book Series
- Oxford World's Classics Hardcover Collection
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 8.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.7 in
- Genre
- Fiction, Literary Collections
- Topic
- Classics, Horror, Ghost, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Item Weight
- 21 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 512 Pages
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198797362
ISBN-13
9780198797364
eBay Product ID (ePID)
235252146
Product Key Features
Book Title
Collected Ghost Stories : (Owc Hardback)
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Classics, Horror, Ghost, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Fiction, Literary Collections
Book Series
Oxford World's Classics Hardcover Collection
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
21 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-288832
Reviews
In his introduction to the 2013 Oxford World Classics edition of MR James's Collected Ghost Stories, Darryl Jones cites the story Casting The Runes, in which a Mr Dunning, lying in bed in the dark, gropes for matches under his pillow., 'Review from previous edition an outstanding new edition'Boyd Tonkin, The Independent'the definitive edition of James's stories...a treasure trove for every horror lover'Politico'perfect both for longstanding M. R. James fans or those new to his chilling tales'The Oldie'excellently introduced and annotated'Peter Kemp, Sunday Times'Wonderfully spooky classic stories released just in time for the drawing in of the evenings.'The Observer'In his introduction to the 2013 Oxford World Classics edition of MR James's Collected Ghost Stories, Darryl Jones cites the story Casting The Runes, in which a Mr Dunning, lying in bed in the dark, gropes for matches under his pillow.'Teddy Jamieson, Sunday Herald (Glasgow)
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
810/820
Table Of Content
IntroductionSelect BibliographyChronology of M. R. JamesCanon Alberic's ScrapbookLost HeartsThe MezzotintThe Ash TreeNumber 13Count MagnusOh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My LadThe Treasure of Abbot ThomasA School StoryThe Rose GardenThe Tractate MiddothCasting the RunesThe Stalls of Barchester CathedralMartin's CloseMr. Humphreys and His InheritanceThe Residence at WhitminsterThe Diary of Mr. PoynterAn Episode of Cathedral HistoryThe Story of a Disappearance and an AppearanceTwo DoctorsThe Haunted Dolls' HouseThe Uncommon Prayer BookA Neighbor's LandmarkA View from a HillA Warning to the CuriousAn Evening's EntertainmentThere was a Man Dwelt by a ChurchyardRatsAfter Dark in the Playing FieldsWailing WellThe ExperimentThe Malice of Inanimate ObjectsA VignetteAppendix: M. R. James on Ghost StoriesExplanatory Notes
Synopsis
"I was conscious of a most horrible smell of mold, and of a cold kind of face pressed against my own..." Considered by many to be the most terrifying writer in English, M. R. James was an eminent scholar who spent his entire adult life in the academic surroundings of Eton and Cambridge. His classic supernatural tales draw on the terrors of the everyday, in which documents and objects unleash terrible forces, often in closed rooms and nighttime 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. These stories have lost none of their power to unsettle and disturb. This edition presents all of James' 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' writings on the ghost story. Darryl Jones' introduction and notes provide a fascinating insight into James's background and his mastery of the genre he made his own., M. R. James' 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' published stories, an appendix of James' writings on the ghost story, and a critical introduction and notes., 'I was conscious of a most horrible smell of mould, and of a cold kind of face pressed against my own...'Considered by many to be the most terrifying writer in English, M. R. James was an eminent scholar who spent his entire adult life in the academic surroundings of Eton and Cambridge. His classic supernatural tales 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. These stories have lost none of their power to unsettle and disturb.This edition 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.
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PR6019.A565
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