Description
| Product ID: | 9781509827725 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Title: | Complete Ghost Stories |
| Authors: | Author: M. R. James |
| Page Count: | 592 |
| Subjects: | Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Horror and supernatural fiction, Horror & ghost stories |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A chilling collection of ghost stories by the incomparable M. R. James, presented in a beautiful collector's edition. <p><b>The art of telling a ghost story is a refined one, and Montague Rhodes James was a master of the genre. </b><br><br><i>Complete Ghost Stories </i>is part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an afterword by author and playwright David Stuart Davies.<br><br>M.R. James draws the reader into narratives which, seeming innocuous, become darker and darker in gentle turns – and then confront readers with some of the most unforgettably frightening images in British literature. <i>Complete Ghost Stories</i> contains every timeless masterpiece from each of his four collections: <i>Ghost Stories of an Antiquary</i> (1904), <i>More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary</i> (1911), <i>A Thin Ghost and Others</i> (1919), and <i>A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories</i> (1925).</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-01-26 |