M.R. James Ghost Stories

by M.R. James

This handsome jacketed hardback brings together the classic short fiction of M.R. James, one of the most acclaimed ghost story writers of all time.

Set among dark cathedrals, remote inns, and rural estates, with ancient artefacts of awful power lurking in the shadows, a sense of dread and unease builds until some terrible force is unleashed. These haunting tales by one of the genre's all-time greats will keep you transfixed even as your blood turns to ice.

Inside, you will find 20 terrifying tales including:
- Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad
- Casting the Runes
- Count Magnus
- Lost Hearts
- The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral
- And many more.

384 pages, Hardcover

Published April 4, 2023

About the author

Montague Rhodes James, who used the publication name M.R. James, was a noted English mediaeval scholar & provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–18) & of Eton College (1918–36). He's 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 dispensing with many of the formal Gothic trappings of his predecessors, replacing them with more realistic contemporary settings.

Librarian note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

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Reviews

[Melissa Hedges- Rankin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Three and a half stars. (Rounded to four)
My favorite aspect to this collection of tales, was the written pacing.
The collection read like time period 1800 ghost stories, (For me, sometimes it took longer to process the storyline)with elements of supernatural, dread and psychological horror.