Worby made his story a long one, and i will not undertake to tell it wholly in his own words, or in his own order. First published in the early 1900s, they have never been out of print, and are recognized as classics of the genre. Ghost stories of an antiquary by montague rhodes james. Rarely a page passes without an instance of that breathless pleasing terror that, as james wrote, is the true aim of the ghost story. Omnibus edition of james famous ghost stories, incorporating his four earlier collections, with. The book was published in multiple languages including, consists of 368 pages and is available in hardcover format. See more ideas about horror stories, ghost stories and horror. Five volumes of jamess ghost stories were published during his lifetime. The main characters of this horror, fiction story are. This volume collects all of mr james ghost stories except for a night in kings college chapel, and the fenstanton witch, as well as montys unfinished ghost stories all of which are found in one complete volume, in a pleasing terror. James is widely regarded as the father of the modern ghost story, and his tales have influenced horror writers from h. The first edition of the novel was published in 1931, and was written by m.
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Wikisource is an online library of free content publications, collected and maintained communally. The main part of the collection is made up from the consolidation of four previous collections, with a small number of stories written after that point added to the total. Popular books in short story collection, ghost stories, short story, fiction and literature. James is a handsome edition which is bound to please loyal fans and readers new to this master of the supernatural tale. The only onevolume edition to include all the published stories included in m. Click download or read online button to get the ghost stories of m r james book now. Collected ghost stories oxford worlds classics english edition ebook. Buy collected ghost stories a collection of 22 m r james.
James brings together the remaing seven ghost stories by english author m. Download m r jamess ghost stories of an antiquary for your kindle. Ghost stories of an antiquary 1904, more ghost stories 1911, a thin ghost and others 1919, a warning to the curious and other ghost stories 1925 and collected ghost stories 1931 the latter contained the entire contents of the previous four volumes, together with a. Publication date 2011 topics english ghost stories publisher oxford university press. First published in the early 1900s, they have never been. James is a chilling collection of twenty truly terrifying ghostly tales from m. This collection is drm free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation. James, montague rhodes 18621936 date of first publication. James has 34 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I was conscious of a most horrible smell of mould, and of a cold kind of face pressed against my own. Montague rhodes james 18621936 was a medievalist scholar.
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