A Thin Ghost and Others - Softcover

James, M.R. R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809501562 ISBN 13: 9780809501564

Publisher: Wildside Press, 2020

Synopsis

This, the third volume of M.R. James's classic ghostly fiction publishing in his lifetime, contains the following tales: "The Residence at Whitminster," "The Diary of Mr. Poynter," "The Episode of Cathedral History," "The Story of a Disappearance and an appearance," and "Two Doctors."

About this volume, the author wrote: "I have had my doubts about the wisdom of publishing a third set of tales; sequels are, not only proverbially but actually, very hazardous things. However, the tales make no pretence but to amuse, and my friends have not seldom asked for the publication. So not a great deal is risked, perhaps, and perhaps also some one's Christmas may be the cheerfuller for a storybook which, I think, only once mentions the war."

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About the Author

Montague Rhodes James (1862 - 1936), who published under the name M. R. James, was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905-18) and of Eton College (1918-36). Though James's work as a medievalist is still highly regarded, he is best remembered for his ghost stories, which are regarded as among the best in the genre. James redefined the ghost story for the new century by abandoning many of the formal Gothic clichés of his predecessors and using more realistic contemporary settings. However, James's protagonists and plots tend to reflect his own antiquarian interests. Accordingly, he is known as the originator of the "antiquarian ghost story". --Wikipedia

Edition details

• Publisher: Wildside Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809501562
• ISBN 13: 9780809501564
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80