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Montague Rhodes James wrote many of his ghost stories to be read aloud in the long tradition of spooky Christmas Eve tales. His stories often use rural settings, with a quiet, scholarly protagonist getting caught up in the activities of supernatural forces. The details of horror... Read Full Overview

More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James is a classic collection of chilling ghost stories, following up on his earlier volume Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. Known for his masterful use of atmosphere and subtle terror, James presents tales where ancient curses, mysterious... Read Full Overview

Rare manuscripts, dusty libraries, and the lingering malice of the dead.

This chilling collection is the second volume of ghostly tales from M. R. James (Montague Rhodes James), widely regarded as the most influential master of the English ghost story... Read Full Overview

M.R. James was one of the 20th century's most popular horror writers, particularly his ghost stories. Perhaps most notably, he moved that genre away from its Gothic origins and into a more modern era.

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... Read Full Overview

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.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

""...Then she passed on between the dark box-bushes, and, at a point just before the path debouched on the lawn, she stopped once again and considered the quiet evening landscape, and made a mental note that that must be the tower of one of the Roothing churches that one caught... Read Full Overview

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary V2 is a collection of chilling tales written by Montague Rhodes James, a renowned scholar of medieval literature and a master of the supernatural. The book includes ten stories, each one more eerie and unsettling than the last. From haunted houses... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped... Read Full Overview