Collected Ghost Stories (Wordsworth Mystery & ...
 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 ... [... more]
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The Haunted Doll's House and Other Ghost Stories (The ...
Stories by a visionary master of supernatural fiction The second volume of the only annotated edition of M. R. James's complete writings currently available, this book brings together tales from James's final two volumes, A Thin Ghost and Others and A ... [... more]
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Ghost Stories (Penguin Popular Classics)
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Lists of Manuscripts Formerly Owned by Dr. John Dee
Dr. John Dee was an alchemist and spiritualist, as well as a very learned man. He did his best by petitions and otherwise to stimulate interest in the rescuing of manuscripts from the dissolved monastic libraries and to induce the sovereign to establish ... [... more]
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Old Testament Legends
If you read the title-page of this book - a thing which young persons very seldom do - you will see that it (the book) contains stories taken "out of some of the less-known apocryphal books of the Old Testament." You will very possibly not ... [... more]
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
St Bertrand de Comminges is a decayed town on the spurs of the Pyrenees, not very far from Toulouse, and still nearer to Bagneres-de-Luchon. It was the site of a bishopric until the Revolution, and has a cathedral which is visited by a certain number of ... [... more]
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The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James
ghost story master james didn't stretch his stories too far, and he didn't have to. he knew how much could be done with subtle changes. the stories here are written traditionally, but somehow varies. excelolent at details, with an excellent writing style. ... [... more]
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Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories (World's Classics)
This selection of twenty-one short stories by M.R. James--a first-class writer of supernatural fiction--represents his best work, including "Count Magnus," "The Rose Garden," "The Uncommon Prayer-book," "Rats," & ... [... more]
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Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories (Oxford ...
This selection of twenty-one short stories by M.R. James--a first-class writer of supernatural fiction--represents his best work, including "Count Magnus," "The Rose Garden," "The Uncommon Prayer-book," "Rats," & ... [... more]
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The Biblical Antiquities of Philo (Forgotten Books)
Book Description: "This book, dating from the late first century C.E. (after the destruction of the second temple, 70 C.E.) is attributed to the Jewish writer Philo. However, most scholars agree that it was not written by Philo, and it is hence ... [... more]
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Classic Ghost Stories
This is one of the defining novels of English writer Julian Barnes. An entertaining mélange of stories starting with a contemporary account of the launch of Noahs Ark takes us into unexpected areas of human foibles, activities and tendencies. ... [... more]
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A Thin Ghost and Others
"IBI CUBAVIT LAMIA" "A Thin Ghost and others" (1919) is the slimmest of M. R. James's (MRJ's) supernatural publications. Instead of purchasing this volume, you might want to consider one of his more complete collections. Ash-Tree ... [... more]
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