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Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories
M. R. James
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Description for Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories
Paperback. Contains the first two volumes of the author's ghost stories, "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" and "More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary". This collection includes such tales as "Count Magnus"; "Number 13"; "Casting the Runes"; "Curse of the Demon"; and "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad". Editor(s): Joshi, S. T. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 124 x 16. Weight in Grams: 226.
The only annotated edition of M. R. James's writings currently available, Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories contains the entire first two volumes of James's ghost stories, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary and More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. These volumes are both the culmination of the nineteenth-century ghost story tradition and the inspiration for much of the best twentieth-century work in this genre. Included in this collection are such landmark tales as Count Magnus, set in the wilds of Sweden; Number 13, a distinctive tale about a haunted hotel room; Casting the Runes, ... Read more
The only annotated edition of M. R. James's writings currently available, Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories contains the entire first two volumes of James's ghost stories, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary and More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. These volumes are both the culmination of the nineteenth-century ghost story tradition and the inspiration for much of the best twentieth-century work in this genre. Included in this collection are such landmark tales as Count Magnus, set in the wilds of Sweden; Number 13, a distinctive tale about a haunted hotel room; Casting the Runes, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780143039396
SKU
V9780143039396
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About M. R. James
Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) is one of the originators and most influential writers of supernatural fiction. Among his many honors was the Order of Merit, bestowed upon him by King George V in 1930. S. T. Joshi is a freelance writer and editor. He has edited Penguin Classics editions of H. P. Lovecraft's The Call ... Read more
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