Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Title | Ghost Stories of an Antiquary PDF eBook |
Author | M. R. James |
Publisher | |
Pages | 92 |
Release | 2017-12-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1537822357 |
Eight classics by great Edwardian scholar and storyteller. "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," more. Renowned for their wit, erudition and suspense, these stories are each masterfully constructed and represent a high achievement in the ghost genre.
The Collected Ghost Stories
Title | The Collected Ghost Stories PDF eBook |
Author | M. R. James |
Publisher | DigiCat |
Pages | 419 |
Release | 2022-08-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Collected Ghost Stories" by M. R. James. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Complete Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens
Title | The Complete Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Dickens |
Publisher | Michael Joseph |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories
Title | Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories PDF eBook |
Author | M. R. James |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 2005-10-04 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780143039396 |
The only annotated edition of M. R. James’s writings currently available Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories contains the entire first two volumes of James’s ghost stories, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary and More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. These volumes are both the culmination of the nineteenth-century ghost story tradition and the inspiration for much of the best twentieth-century work in this genre. Included in this collection are such landmark tales as “Count Magnus,” set in the wilds of Sweden; “Number 13,” a distinctive tale about a haunted hotel room; “Casting the Runes,” a richly complex tale of sorcery that served as the basis for the classic horror film Curse of the Demon; and “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad,” one of the most frightening tales in literature. The appendix includes several rare texts, including “A Night in King’s College Chapel,” James’s first known ghost story. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
Title | Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Roald Dahl |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012-03-27 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0241955718 |
Fourteen terrifying ghost stories chosen by the master of the macabre, Roald Dahl. 'Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts . . .' Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton's Afterward, Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
Lost Souls
Title | Lost Souls PDF eBook |
Author | Jack Sullivan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 448 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Canon Alberic's Scrapbook (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
Title | Canon Alberic's Scrapbook (Fantasy and Horror Classics) PDF eBook |
Author | M. R. James |
Publisher | Read Books Ltd |
Pages | 21 |
Release | 2016-01-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1473379199 |
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.