M. R. James was born in Kent, England in 1862. James came to writing fiction relatively late, not publishing his first collection of short stories - Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904) - until the age of 42. Modern scholars now see James as having redefined the ghost story for the 20th century and he is seen as the founder of the 'antiquarian ghost story'. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions with a brand new introductory biography of the author.
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions with a brand new introductory biography of the author.
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions with a brand new introductory biography of the author.
M. R. James was a true master of the ghost story and tale of the unexpected. Here are collected some of his finest work. Some of the stories included are, 'Casting the Runes', 'lost Hearts', 'The Haunted Doll's House' and 'Count Magnus'.
... the whole tale may be given—that he grounded himself on such passages as that of the satyr which Jerome tells us conversed with Antony; ... in a huff with some such word as that these high and dry parsons had no eyes but for a.
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions with a brand new introductory biography of the author.
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions with a brand new introductory biography of the author.
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions with a brand new introductory biography of the author.
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions with a brand new introductory biography of the author.
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions with a brand new introductory biography of the author.
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions with a brand new introductory biography of the author.