More Ghost Stories
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More Ghost Stories is the title of M. R. James' second collection of ghost stories, published in 1911. Some later editions under the title Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
contain with the preceding "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
" in one volume.
Montague Rhodes James (1862–1936) was a medieval 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 emphasise the awfulness of the otherworldly intrusions.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is the title of M. R. James' first collection of ghost stories, published in 1904...
contain with the preceding "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is the title of M. R. James' first collection of ghost stories, published in 1904...
" in one volume.
Montague Rhodes James (1862–1936) was a medieval scholar; Provost
Provost (education)
A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
of King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
. He wrote many of his ghost stories to be read aloud in the long tradition of spooky Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve refers to the evening or entire day preceding Christmas Day, a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth that takes place on December 25...
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 emphasise the awfulness of the otherworldly intrusions.
Contents of the original edition
- "A School Story"
- "The Rose Garden"
- "The Tractate Middoth"
- "Casting the Runes"
- "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral"
- "Martin's Close"
- "Mr Humphreys and his Inheritance"
External links
(Part 2)- LibriVoxLibriVoxLibriVox is an online digital library of free public domain audiobooks, read by volunteers and is probably, since 2007, the world's most prolific audiobook publisher...
public domain audio-recording: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James