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’, ...

Descend into the dark heart of the Gothic tradition with fifteen complete works of terror, mystery and the supernatural. Gothic Shadows moves from haunted landscapes and psychological unease to vampires, doubles and the enduring monsters that transformed world literature. The collection includes The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Turn of the Screw, Carmilla, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Frankenstein, Dracula and seven furt...

Open the door to haunted houses, cursed portraits and creatures that changed horror forever. Gothic Shadows gathers fifteen complete classics including Dracula, Frankenstein, Carmilla, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Turn of the Screw and The Phantom of the Opera. Moving from elegant ghost stories to dark psychological terror, this carefully ordered collection reveals the many faces of the Gothic tradition. Clear book dividers and a detailed contents structure create a seamless reading exp...

'People are people. Careless in courage, but scared to the bone'Zara is dying. But she's not about to go out without making some noise. At seventeen, with a terminal diagnosis and a very limited tolerance for nonsense, she has one final project: record her own eulogy, in her own words, before her brain tumour makes that impossible. Funny, angry, and absolutely unwilling to be reduced to her illness, Zara is the last person who needs saving.Stuart thinks he's there ...

M.R. James' third collection of superb ghost stories was published just after the first world war. The first three stories are as chilling as ever. What can beat the visceral chill of thinking you are safe in bed when your dangling hand touches something that is other in the dark.

H.P. Lovecraft introduces this fine collection of six of M.R. James’s classic ghost stories. Included are:The Haunted Doll’s HouseThe Uncommon Prayer-BookA Neighbour’s LandmarkA View from a HillA Warning to the CuriousAn Evening’s Entertainment

A forged papal seal, a country house with a very unwelcome guest, a stained-glass window that shows more than it should — M.R. James returns with five more stories built on his signature trick: ordinary scholars and clergymen stumbling into something that was better left undisturbed. Nothing jumps out. Something worse happens — it simply arrives, and won't leave. James is credited with inventing the modern ghost story's understated dread, and this collection shows the technique at its most...

A cursed whistle dug up on a beach, a manuscript that seems to write back, a cathedral stall carved with something that watches — M.R. James built his reputation on scholars and academics who go looking for old secrets and find them entirely too well-preserved. No castles, no lightning: just quiet libraries, dusty archives, and the growing certainty that you are no longer alone in the room. The collection that essentially founded the modern ghost story genre — still cited by horror writers...

The Publix Press edition of A Warning to the Curious by M. R. James:-Includes the full, unaltered text.-Is newly formatted, typeset, and designed to ensure readability.-Is a fully functional electronic book that includes an interactive table of contents, automatically saves your reading place, and more.-Includes access to additional resources, such as audio versions of the book, illustrated versions of the book, and more.A Warning to the Curious concern...

The complete collection of the beloved Grantchester Mysteries series--the inspiration for the PBS Masterpiece TV Show starring James Norton.Now on NetflixAfter fighting in World War II and hearing the call to the priesthood, Sidney Chambers begins his career as a full-time priest and part-time detective in the English countryside in 1953. Over the course of the two decades and six books that follow, he finds himself investigating all life's...

Some doors should never be opened. Some secrets should never be uncovered. Yet the stories in this collection invite you to cross that threshold into the unknown. Discover "The Book of Shadows Vol. 3," a spellbinding anthology featuring timeless tales by celebrated authors including Mary Elizabeth Penn, Sir Herbert Stephen, Edith Nesbit, Vincent O'Sullivan, Margaret Oliphant, M. R. James, Ellen Glasgow, W. F. Harvey, Sir Hugh Walpole, E. F. Benson, and others. Bringing together an exceptio...

The first of the Grantchester Mysteries, and inspiration for the PBS/Masterpiece television series, finds Vicar Sidney Chambers beginning his career, as both a spiritual leader and a detective.Now on NetflixIt is 1953, the coronation year of Queen Elizabeth II . Sidney Chambers, vicar of Grantchester and honorary canon of Ely Cathedral, is a thirty-two-year-old bachelor. Tall, with dark brown hair, eyes the color of hazelnuts, and a reassur...