A View from a Hill (Fantasy and Horror Classics) - Couverture souple

James, M. R.

 
9781473305502: A View from a Hill (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1473305500 ISBN 13 : 9781473305502
Editeur : Fantasy and Horror Classics, 2013

Synopsis

A young academic visits a secluded country estate and is loaned a pair of unusual, old binoculars. Climbing a local hill to enjoy the landscape, he uses the field-glasses only to see a world radically different from the one he expects: the binoculars do not show the present day, but a desolate, terrifying version of the past. The scene he observes is a sinister landscape steeped in ancient malice, complete with signs of long-forgotten burial sites and the chilling figure of something which belongs to the earth.

From the mind of M. R. James, the acknowledged master who redefined the ghost story for the 20th century and founded the 'antiquarian ghost story' genre, comes a chilling tale where an ordinary view reveals a terrifying truth.

This story is a quintessential example of James' genius for combining creeping dread with a chilling supernatural premise, making it essential reading for fans of classic ghost stories and supernatural fiction, and proving that the past is sometimes only a lens away.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

M. R. James was born in Kent, England in 1862. James came to writing fiction relatively late, not publishing his first collection of short stories – Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904) – until the age of 42. Modern scholars now see James as having redefined the ghost story for the 20th century and he is seen as the founder of the 'antiquarian ghost story'. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions with a brand new introductory biography of the author.

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Éditeur
Fantasy and Horror Classics
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1473305500
ISBN 13 
9781473305502
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
32
Coordonnées du fabricant
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