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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
In the twentieth-century literature of the supernatural, the single most important book, in the opinion of most scholars and enthusiasts, is Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by Montague Rhodes James. First printed in 1904, it is the landmark book that established the modern horror story. It has been reprinted more times than any other book in this field, and it contains several of the best ghost stories in the English language.
The antiquary here is M. R. James, Provost of Eton, one of the most formidable scholars that England has ever produced, who has drawn upon an unmatched knowledge of the hidden byways of the past to form a series of inimitable stories. Among them are such favorites as "Number Thirteen," "Canon Alberic's Scrap-book," and "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad." Common to all of them is the breath of "the evil that dieth not but lieth in wait."
This edition reprints for the first time in recent years the four original illustrations that James McBride prepared while James was working on this, his first collection.
The antiquary here is M. R. James, Provost of Eton, one of the most formidable scholars that England has ever produced, who has drawn upon an unmatched knowledge of the hidden byways of the past to form a series of inimitable stories. Among them are such favorites as "Number Thirteen," "Canon Alberic's Scrap-book," and "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad." Common to all of them is the breath of "the evil that dieth not but lieth in wait."
This edition reprints for the first time in recent years the four original illustrations that James McBride prepared while James was working on this, his first collection.
Reprint of the 1904 edition.
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In the twentieth-century literature of the supernatural, the single most important book, in the opinion of most scholars and enthusiasts, is Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by Montague Rhodes James. First printed in 1904, it is the landmark book that established the modern horror story. It has been reprinted more times than any other book in this field, and it contains several of the best ghost stories in the English language.
The antiquary here is M. R. James, Provost of Eton, one of the most formidable scholars that England has ever produced, who has drawn upon an unmatched knowledge of the hidden byways of the past to form a series of inimitable stories. Among them are such favorites as "Number Thirteen," "Canon Alberic's Scrap-book," and "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad." Common to all of them is the breath of "the evil that dieth not but lieth in wait."
This edition reprints for the first time in recent years the four original illustrations that James McBride prepared while James was working on this, his first collection.
The antiquary here is M. R. James, Provost of Eton, one of the most formidable scholars that England has ever produced, who has drawn upon an unmatched knowledge of the hidden byways of the past to form a series of inimitable stories. Among them are such favorites as "Number Thirteen," "Canon Alberic's Scrap-book," and "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad." Common to all of them is the breath of "the evil that dieth not but lieth in wait."
This edition reprints for the first time in recent years the four original illustrations that James McBride prepared while James was working on this, his first collection.
Reprint of the 1904 edition.
ghost stories; supernatural; horror; short stories; anthology; collection; edwardian period; british lit; classic literature; original illustrations; paranormal; mystery; thriller; suspense; witty; scary; atmospheric; history; english literature; macabre; genre; spirits; spiritualism; folktales; dark; folklore; supernatural tales;modern horror;alberic's scrap-book;black pilgrimage;montague rhodes;abbot thomas;chilling ghost;oh whistle;nostalgic appeal;medieval scholar;ash tree;traditional ghost;templar preceptory;alberic's scrapbook;canon alberic;classic ghost;victorian ghost;barchester cathedral;tractate middoth;bleiler;reader's imagination;ghost story;fontana;edwardian;trucker;dieth;lieth;manor-house;ash-tree;sacristan;mezzotint;somerton;wildside;antiquary;naxos;topographical;dresden;provost;golfing;undisturbed;scandinavia;1904;blackwood;abbott;conscientious;cambridge;lovecraft;bbc;ghostly;scholarly;widely;gore;matthew;england;books on bleiler;books on sacristan;books on medieval scholars;books on lovecraft;books on ash trees;books on ghost stories;books on naxos;books on abbot thomas;books on victorian ghosts;books on manor-houses;books on provosts;books on blackwood;books on lieths;books on nostalgic appeals;books on traditional ghosts;books on reader 's imaginations;books on modern horrors;books on dieths;books on dresden;books on alberic 's scrap-books;books on golfings;books on cambridge;books on mezzotints;books on wildsides;books on chilling ghosts;books on bbcs;books on somerton;books on truckers;books on classic ghosts;books on supernatural tales;books on fontana;books on montague rhodes;books on ash-trees;books on scandinavia;books on black pilgrimages
