false 650775 9 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’. 2083711 1931 Collected Ghost Stories total:135|5:64|4:46|3:21|2:4|1:0| 135 575 220 23 5 0 false false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 14:29:01 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 14:34:21 -0700 2009
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The stories are well-written, though perhaps not very accesible for non-native English speakers, as the style is ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Sat May 09 10:06:01 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 10:07:05 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jun 10 11:46:05 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 11:46:32 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Dec 03 09:20:47 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 15 04:06:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 03:36:24 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 08:21:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 18 15:19:59 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 19 17:30:19 -0700 2007 "Lost hearts" and "Number 13" are two of my favorites.]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 03 14:07:38 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 16:03:48 -0700 2007
If you don't agree, I'll fight you. ]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Apr 03 02:26:07 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 05:00:06 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Thu Jul 24 05:19:47 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 11:33:41 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 05:19:47 -0700 2008 ive kept a copy by my bedside for quite some time now]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 09:28:24 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 09:29:06 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 15:00:56 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 08:52:13 -0700 2008 4 0 true true Sun Feb 17 12:30:46 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 12:31:33 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jul 16 21:15:05 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 21:16:01 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Wed Aug 27 08:59:31 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 04 07:33:35 -0800 2008