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    A Thin Ghost and Others: A Collection of Ghostly Tales
    Ghost Stories of an Antiquary: Eight Spine-Chilling Tales
    The Five Jars: A Fantasy Fiction Classic
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    M. R. James Collection Series

    By M. R. James

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    About this series

    M.R. 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 emphasise the awfulness of the otherworldly intrusions.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDiamond Book Publishing
    Release dateAug 24, 2020
    A Thin Ghost and Others: A Collection of Ghostly Tales
    Ghost Stories of an Antiquary: Eight Spine-Chilling Tales
    The Five Jars: A Fantasy Fiction Classic

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      The Five Jars: A Fantasy Fiction Classic
      The Five Jars: A Fantasy Fiction Classic

      The Five Jars: A Fantasy Fiction Classic

      M. R. James
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      This charming fantasy story is by the famous writer of ghost stories, M. R. James. The author of a letter reveals how he finds five mysterious jars, hidden since Roman times, and samples the contents one by one, gaining magical powers in the process. But he is not the only one who knows about the jars - dark forces are eager to claim them for themselves.  This unusual tale still has the power to fascinate and send a shiver down the reader's spine.

      This charming fantasy story is by the famous writer of ghost stories, M. R. James. The author of a letter reveals how he finds five mysterious jars, hidden since Roman times, and samples the contents one by one, gaining magical powers in the process. But he is not the only one who knows about the jars - dark forces are eager to claim them for themselves.  This unusual tale still has the power to fascinate and send a shiver down the reader's spine.

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      A Thin Ghost and Others: A Collection of Ghostly Tales
      A Thin Ghost and Others: A Collection of Ghostly Tales

      A Thin Ghost and Others: A Collection of Ghostly Tales

      M. R. James
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      A Thin Ghost and Others is Montague Rhodes James third collection of ghost stories, published in 1919. Contents include: "The Residence at Whitminster" "The Diary of Mr Poynter" "An Episode of Cathedral History" "The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance" "Two Doctors"

      A Thin Ghost and Others is Montague Rhodes James third collection of ghost stories, published in 1919. Contents include: "The Residence at Whitminster" "The Diary of Mr Poynter" "An Episode of Cathedral History" "The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance" "Two Doctors"

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      Ghost Stories of an Antiquary: Eight Spine-Chilling Tales
      Ghost Stories of an Antiquary: Eight Spine-Chilling Tales

      Ghost Stories of an Antiquary: Eight Spine-Chilling Tales

      M. R. James
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      Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is a horror short story collection by British writer M. R. James, This 1904 classic collects the earliest ghost stories of author M.R. James. While not gruesome by any means, these classic tales of apparitions and other supernatural horrors remain chilling to this day. Features "Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book," "Lost Hearts" "The Mezzotint," "The Ash-Tree," "Number 13," "Count Magnus," "'Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad,'" and "The Treasure of Abbot Thomas."

      Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is a horror short story collection by British writer M. R. James, This 1904 classic collects the earliest ghost stories of author M.R. James. While not gruesome by any means, these classic tales of apparitions and other supernatural horrors remain chilling to this day. Features "Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book," "Lost Hearts" "The Mezzotint," "The Ash-Tree," "Number 13," "Count Magnus," "'Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad,'" and "The Treasure of Abbot Thomas."

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      More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary: A Collection of Horror Stories
      More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary: A Collection of Horror Stories

      More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary: A Collection of Horror Stories

      M. R. James
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      More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is a horror short story collection by British writer M. R. James, published in 1911. The follow-up volume to "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" collects seven more of Montague Rhodes James's classic horror stories, including "A School Story," "The Rose Garden," "Casting the Runes," and "Martin's Close."

      More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is a horror short story collection by British writer M. R. James, published in 1911. The follow-up volume to "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" collects seven more of Montague Rhodes James's classic horror stories, including "A School Story," "The Rose Garden," "Casting the Runes," and "Martin's Close."

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      A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories: Six Classic Ghost Stories
      A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories: Six Classic Ghost Stories

      A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories: Six Classic Ghost Stories

      M. R. James
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      M.R. 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 emphasise the awfulness of the otherworldly intrusions.

      M.R. 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 emphasise the awfulness of the otherworldly intrusions.

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    M. R. James

    Montague Rhodes James was born in 1862 at Goodnestone Parsonage, Kent, where his father was a curate, but the family moved soon afterwards to Great Livermere in Suffolk. James attended Eton College and later King's College Cambridge where he won many awards and scholarships. From 1894 to 1908 he was Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge and from 1905 to 1918 was Provost of King's College. In 1913, he became Vice-Chancellor of the University for two years. In 1918 he was installed as Provost of Eton. A distinguished medievalist and scholar of international status, James published many works on biblical and historical antiquarian subjects. He was awarded the Order of Merit in 1930. His ghost story writing began almost as a divertissement from his academic work and as a form of entertainment for his colleagues. His first collection, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary was published in 1904. He never married and died in 1936.

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