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| Title | : | Collected Ghost Stories (Oxford World's Classics) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.67 (966 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199674892 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 528 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-17 |
| Language | : | English |
Darryl Jones's other publications include Horror: A Thematic History in Fiction and Film (London: Arnold; New York: OUP, 2002).
"an outstanding new edition" --Boyd Tonkin, The Independent"the definitive edition of James's storiesa treasure trove for every horror lover" --Politico"perfect both for longstanding M. R. James fans or those new to his chilling tales" --The Oldie"excellently introduced and annotated" --Peter Kemp, Sunday Times
In THIS genre, he's the greatest One bad thing about reading James' ghost stories is that he tends to ruin you for others. I mean, I thought E.F. Benson was quite good---until reading James. Put it this way, the worst of M.R. James is better than the best of other ghost-story writers.Ah, yes---GHOST stories. Yes, Poe is also wonderful. But M.R. James writes ghos. Kell said The best!. What is there to say? James is the best or certainly one of the best writers of short horror fiction. The " classy" ghost story -if you will. To have his collected fiction in a hardcover, durable edition for the library is a plus.. Edward Waters said Haunted by Greatness. I find James's tales deeply compelling, yet at times unsatisfying. He is unmatched in my experience at providing atmosphere and 'setting a stage'. With most of the works included here I was quickly drawn into a delicious world of Victorian academics and antiquaries afield in remote, small towns; along lonely seashores; or about r
R. Darryl Jones's introduction and notes provide a fascinating insight into James's background and his mastery of the genre he made his own.. James was an eminent scholar who spent his entire adult life in the academic surroundings of Eton and Cambridge. These stories have lost none of their power to unsettle and disturb.This edition presents all of James's published ghost stories, including the unforgettable 'Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad' and 'Casting the Runes', and an appendix of James's writings on the ghost story. His classic supernatural tales draw on the terrors of the everyday, in which documents and objects unleash terrible forces, often in closed rooms and night-time settings where imagination runs riot. 'I was conscious of a most horrible smell of mould, and of a c
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