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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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 supe...
While engrossed in an account of the death of a student obsessed with his own hair, a man leans down to absently pet his dogoblivious of the true nature of the creature crouching beside him. This classic ghost story by M.R. James is a spooky holiday delight.
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While engrossed in an account of the death of a student obsessed with his own hair, a man leans down to absently pet his dogoblivious of the true n...
