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More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
by
M.R. James
The follow-up volume to "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" collects seven more of Montague Rhodes James's classic horror stories, including "A School Story," "The Rose Garden," "Casting the Runes," and "Martin's Close."
"...gifted with an almost diabolic power of calling horror by gentle steps from the midst of prosaic daily life, is the scholarly Montague Rhodes James, Prov
...moreHardcover, 126 pages
Published
January 31st 2006
by Wildside Press
(first published 1916)
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I am a big fan of ghost stories, and enjoy nothing more than choosing a scary book to read over the Halloween period. And so you can imagine my joy when Amy introduced me to the works of M. R. James. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary was his first collection of ghost stories, published in 1904. The tales all follow a similar route – a build up of otherworldly hints topped off by a ghastly visitation – and all are very enjoyable. What I liked most about the stories were his descriptions of building....more
Good, but not nearly as good as the first collection of his stories. Perhaps I shouldn't have read them back-to-back and my lower rating is solely because of desensitization due to increased exposure.
Still, there were a few good ones in here. My personal favorite:
Either an economical suburban company had decided that their light would not be required in the small hours, and had stopped working, or else something was wrong with the meter; the effect was in any case that the electric light was off...more
Still, there were a few good ones in here. My personal favorite:
Either an economical suburban company had decided that their light would not be required in the small hours, and had stopped working, or else something was wrong with the meter; the effect was in any case that the electric light was off...more
From Badelynge.
I don't need much excuse to start reading some ghost stories, so it's no surprise that my break to Sandsend, in that haunted month called October, would include a whole volume of spooktacular tales finding their way onto my reading list. This second collection of creepy tales doesn't quite match M.R. James' first Antiquarian collection. The first three stories are nicely told but not quite up to being part of the ghost story top of the pops that filled the first volume. The last f...more
I don't need much excuse to start reading some ghost stories, so it's no surprise that my break to Sandsend, in that haunted month called October, would include a whole volume of spooktacular tales finding their way onto my reading list. This second collection of creepy tales doesn't quite match M.R. James' first Antiquarian collection. The first three stories are nicely told but not quite up to being part of the ghost story top of the pops that filled the first volume. The last f...more
Not quite a 4 star book, but I definitely better than just 3 stars - so 3.5, but nudged up.
This is M R James' second volume of Ghost Stories and while not quite as good as the earlier selection, it still more than holds its own. I'm glad that I didn't read the two volumes collected together, because the tone and character of the tales does blend into one - every tale is either starring or being narrated by a mild-mannered unmarried librarian, curator or rector who discovers a book or hears of a...more
This is M R James' second volume of Ghost Stories and while not quite as good as the earlier selection, it still more than holds its own. I'm glad that I didn't read the two volumes collected together, because the tone and character of the tales does blend into one - every tale is either starring or being narrated by a mild-mannered unmarried librarian, curator or rector who discovers a book or hears of a...more
Apr 24, 2012
Graziano
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A School Story
‘Si tu non veneris ad me, ego veniam ad te’
(If you don’t come to me, I’ll come to you) (page 13)
Two men were talking of their school days, especially concerning ghost stories.
During Latin grammar lessons, Mc Leod stops thinking, maybe feeling something strange coming from the teacher, Mr. Sampson.
One night Mc Leod is watching at the professor’s window: ‘there was a man sitting or kneeling on Sampson’s window-sill … beastly thin … looking around and whispering as if he hardly like...more
‘Si tu non veneris ad me, ego veniam ad te’
(If you don’t come to me, I’ll come to you) (page 13)
Two men were talking of their school days, especially concerning ghost stories.
During Latin grammar lessons, Mc Leod stops thinking, maybe feeling something strange coming from the teacher, Mr. Sampson.
One night Mc Leod is watching at the professor’s window: ‘there was a man sitting or kneeling on Sampson’s window-sill … beastly thin … looking around and whispering as if he hardly like...more
This is a selection of horticultural horror at its best. M R James makes it scary to go into the back yard. Not all of the tales in this collection are set in the garden, but most take place in the country, and two of the best, The Rose Garden and Mr. Humphrey's and His Inheritance, take the classic haunted house story and move it just outside the kitchen door.
Nearly all of the tales feature the typical Jamesian props: libraries, Latin, manuscripts, and other relics of the distant past that brin...more
Nearly all of the tales feature the typical Jamesian props: libraries, Latin, manuscripts, and other relics of the distant past that brin...more
Como venía diciendo en 'Historias de fantasmas de un anticuario', M.R. James es todo un maestro escribiendo cuentos, concretamente relatos de fantasmas victorianos. 'Más historias de fantasmas de un anticuario' incluye siete historias de igual calidad que aquélla, fantásticamente escritas y construidas, con argumentos muy interesantes, intrigantes y estremecedores.
Estos son los siete relatos que contiene:
- UNA HISTORIA ESCOLAR. Dos amigos están charlando sobre los viejos tiempos escolares, y cae...more
Estos son los siete relatos que contiene:
- UNA HISTORIA ESCOLAR. Dos amigos están charlando sobre los viejos tiempos escolares, y cae...more
Only slightly inferior to James' first effort, "Ghost Stories of An Antiquary," an acknowledged classic of the genre. The first three stories here ("A School Story, "The Rose Garden," "The Tractate Middoth") are emininently readable although undistinguished, but the last four are very good indeed. "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" is permeated with ecclesiastical atmosphere (a James specialty), "Martin's Close" introduces a pathetic ghost in the context of an 18th century trial trancript, "Mr...more
This was a fun read, and inspired me to come up with a few tormented spirit stories of my own, as well as design a garden maze and a half-dozen follies. Now, if I can just manage to have an elderly distant uncle with an OBE or some such bequeath me his tumbledown estate, I'll be on a roll!
I decided to read this because of the story "Casting the Runes." It's the basis for one of my favorite horror movies, Curse of the Demon. This story and the others were a pleasant surprise--shivery ghost stories with overtones of Lovecraft and Poe.
May 03, 2012
grey1066
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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M.R. James is one of the best old-school ghost story writers ever. His work is not in your face scary, it is eerie. His stories can be slow paced but you read them with growing discomfort. Imagination is essential for his writings.
A friend turned me on to M.R. James. These are great. I love when a ghost story can actually give you chills and/or plant imagery in your mind. These tales are truly classic and M.R. James is a find!
I have a paperback, Penguin Short stories, version of this and it's very very good. Definitely a continuation of "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary," but not any less chilling.
Oh. Why haven't I read him before? He deserves H.P. Lovecraft's unfounded acclaim for creepiness; James is much creepier. Such fun Halloween reading.
*note to self.copy from Al.
Pan books edition 1955
Pan books edition 1955
While I loved the first volume of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, this second volume fell a little short. It's not that they're not good, they're just not as good. The bar was set pretty high by the first collection. It's probably something like a 3.5, but I'm nudging it up to 4 because I love the style so much.
The second superb volume of M.R. James's ghostly tales.
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Montague Rhodes James, who used the publication name M. R. James, was a noted British mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918) and of Eton College (1918–1936). He is best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature. One of James' most important achievements was to redefine the ghost story for the new century by...more
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