Collected Ghost Stories - Couverture souple

James, M.R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1518742645 ISBN 13 : 9781518742644

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James is the title of M. R. James' omnibus collection of ghost stories, published in 1931, bringing together all but four of his ghost stories (which had yet to be published). Montague Rhodes James (1862–1936) was a medievalist scholar; Provost of King's College, Cambridge. He wrote many of his ghost stories to be read aloud in the long tradition of spooky Christmas Eve tales. His stories often use rural settings, with a quiet, scholarly protagonist getting caught up in the activities of supernatural forces. The details of horror are almost never explicit, the stories relying on a gentle, bucolic background to emphasize the awfulness of the otherworldly intrusions.

Revue de presse :

first-rate introduction (Ferdinand Mount, London Review of Books)

Atmospheric, spare and dangerous: these are classics of a master. (Daily Echo)

The definitive edition of James's stories... a treasure trove for every horror lover. (Politico)

For those who like their flesh to creep, there is an inimitable cumulative pleasure in reading these stories (Daily Telegraph)

This collection is perfect both for longstanding M R James fans or those new to his chilling tales. (The Oldie)

An outstanding new edition... exemplary. (Boyd Tonkin, The Independent)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1518742645
• ISBN 13: 9781518742644
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 306