Casting The Runes And Other Ghost Stories

Author : M. R. James
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547110194

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The Collected Ghost Stories by M. R. James Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Collected Ghost Stories" by M. R. James. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Montague Rhodes James
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0195151178

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Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories by Montague Rhodes James Pdf

This selection of twenty-one short stories by M.R. James--a first-classwriter of supernatural fiction--represents his best work, including "CountMagnus," "The Rose Garden," "The Uncommon Prayer-book," "Rats," "The Malice ofInanimate Objects," and "A Vignette," as well as the title story.

Author : Montague R. James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:264998482

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Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories by Montague R. James Pdf

Author : M. R. James
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387317855

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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James Pdf

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : Montague Rhodes James
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066452049

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Casting the Runes by Montague Rhodes James Pdf

Researcher Mr. Edward Dunning has recently reviewed The Truth of Alchemy by Mr. Karswell, an alchemist and occultist. Afterward, he begins seeing the name John Harrington displayed wherever he goes. You will love this thrilling, freaky horror adventure.

Author : M. R. James
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473379190

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Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by M. R. James Pdf

M. R. James was born in Kent, England in 1862. James came to writing fiction relatively late, not publishing his first collection of short stories – Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904) – until the age of 42. Modern scholars now see James as having redefined the ghost story for the 20th century and he is seen as the founder of the 'antiquarian ghost story'. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions with a brand new introductory biography of the author.

Author : M. R. James
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005-10-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0143039393

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Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories by M. R. James Pdf

The only annotated edition of M. R. James’s writings currently available Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories contains the entire first two volumes of James’s ghost stories, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary and More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. These volumes are both the culmination of the nineteenth-century ghost story tradition and the inspiration for much of the best twentieth-century work in this genre. Included in this collection are such landmark tales as “Count Magnus,” set in the wilds of Sweden; “Number 13,” a distinctive tale about a haunted hotel room; “Casting the Runes,” a richly complex tale of sorcery that served as the basis for the classic horror film Curse of the Demon; and “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad,” one of the most frightening tales in literature. The appendix includes several rare texts, including “A Night in King’s College Chapel,” James’s first known ghost story. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author : Robert Irwin
Publisher : Dedalus Original Fiction In Paperback
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Authors
ISBN : 1912868539

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The Runes Have Been Cast by Robert Irwin Pdf

The Runes Have Been Cast is a black comedy of darkest hue about academic and literary life set in Oxford and St Andrews in the early 60s. A tin of alphabet spaghetti brought about Lancelyn's first encounter with the apparently supernatural. Unfortunately it was not to be his last. Runes, ghosts and spaghetti apart, there is much for Lancelyn to be afraid of: the future, women, Critical Theory, sex romps, The Times' crossword puzzle, succubi and creative writing classes. The pages of The Runes Have Been Cast are haunted by M.R. James, Thomas de Quincey, Mr. Raven, St. Ignatius of Loyola, Iron Foot Jack, J.R.R. Tolkien and an anonymous tramp. I do not think that I can have read a novel which makes so many references to actual works that I have never heard off. With a fairly complex plot, ghosts popping in and out, strange but colourful academics, much mirth and mockery, two young men too full of themselves, a rampaging sex goddess, lots of interesting books and authors, intertextuality galore, the idea of God as a novelist, immersive literature and Tolkien and his bloody elves, this book is a thoroughly enjoyable read. -John Alvey in The Modern Novel

Author : M. R. James
Publisher : Memorable Classics Books
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Number 13 by M. R. James Pdf

Number 13 by M. R. James is a ghost story by British writer M. R. James, included in his first collection Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904). Plot summary While researching church history in Viborg, Denmark, in particular the events of the reformation, the narrator's cousin stays in a local inn, opting to stay in room Number 12. Once in his room, he notices that the space seems to grow smaller and his furniture sometimes vanishes. He hears dancing in the room next door, which he notices from its door marking is Number 13, however upon discussing the matter with the inn-keep, he learns that there is no such room number in the building, as it is considered bad luck. The narrator asks the inn-keep to visit his room at night. While talking, the protagonist and the inn-keep hear ominous singing in the room next door. They check Number 14, but learn that its occupant thought it was them. They then discover the door to Number 13 which the narrator had seen earlier. A clawed hand attacks them, and they attempt to break down the door but break through the plaster wall. The occupants of 12 and 14 spend the night in a double bedded room. The narrator meets his cousin a few months later, and relates the tale to him.

Author : M. R. James
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473379244

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The Uncommon Prayer-Book (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by M. R. James Pdf

M. R. James was born in Kent, England in 1862. James came to writing fiction relatively late, not publishing his first collection of short stories – Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904) – until the age of 42. Modern scholars now see James as having redefined the ghost story for the 20th century and he is seen as the founder of the 'antiquarian ghost story'. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions with a brand new introductory biography of the author.

Author : Montague Rhodes James
Publisher : Classic Frights
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0929605799

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Casting the Runes by Montague Rhodes James Pdf

In late Victorian England, Edward Dunning finds he is slowly being victimized by an insidious curse after declining to publish a paper on the occult by the reclusive Mr. Karswell.

Author : M. R. James
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780241341636

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Ghost Stories by M. R. James Pdf

In these stories James continues his transformation of the ghost story from its nineteenth century heritage. Drawing upon his deep knowledge of medieval history, biblical curiosa, and the hidden and mysterious corners of the English countryside, James fashioned stories that, while drawing upon the ancient past, exhibit horrors that are all too balefully active in the present. The Penguin English Library - collectable general readers' editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.

Author : Dr Jane Mainley-Piddock
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-16
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781800181762

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Casting the Runes by Dr Jane Mainley-Piddock Pdf

The much-loved author Montague Rhodes James is best known today for his ghost stories. Their popularity has kept them in print since the first collection was issued in 1931, and they've earned a cult following. But for all this literary success, his lifetime's correspondence has remained inaccessible in a Cambridge University archive – until now. This first ever collection of his personal letters has been meticulously curated, transcribed and annotated by Jamesian scholar Jane Mainley-Piddock to offer an unprecedented and overdue insight into a great and singular mind. Through notoriously illegible handwriting, we learn of James's fear of spiders and his love of cats; his musings on the work of other contemporary authors; and a whole life's thoughts on a host of subjects – which shed light on the man himself: his family, his work, his relationships and preoccupations. Essential reading for any fan, Casting the Runes brings at last to the fore a writer adored for his fiction who himself has long remained in the shadows.

Author : M.R. James
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories by M.R. James Pdf

H.P. Lovecraft introduces this fine collection of six of M.R. James’s classic ghost stories. Included are: The Haunted Doll’s House The Uncommon Prayer-Book A Neighbour’s Landmark A View from a Hill A Warning to the Curious An Evening’s Entertainment

Author : M. R. James
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781447499893

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Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by M. R. James Pdf

M. R. James was a prolific and hugely successful author, now credited with having redefined the ghost story for the 20th century by abandoning many of the formal Gothic clichés of his predecessors and using more realistic contemporary settings. Originally published in 1904, 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to you, My Lad' ranks amongst his best and most underrated tales. Many of the earliest ghost stories and tales of hauntings, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.