The Crown

by M.R. James (Adapted by), O. Henry

[Penguin Readers Level 1]

What is The Crown, and why is it important to England? Who is William Agers? The answers are in this gripping thriller.

The Gift of the Magi: It is Christmas Eve and Delia only has $1.87 to buy her husband a present, but what gift is he planning for her?

27 pages, Paperback

First published January 7, 2002

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

[Monica]

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[Juan Pablo · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't like these kinds of stories.

[Emeshea · Rating 2 out of 5]

The ending didn't really answer any of the questions raised by the story... probably just to keep the level low. I was disappointed.

[Lidija · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about happened in a little English town happen in Seaburgh.
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[Mostafa Ibrahim · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a very simple horror story.

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple short story that was available to listen for free on youtube.

[ran_sophia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the book a lot. It had the right amount of suspense and supernatural. The plot wasn't too recombined. And the whole book is well done.