Count Magnus and Other Ghost StoriesCount Magnus and Other Ghost Stories
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Current format, Book, 2005, , All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formatsA chilling collection of landmark ghost stories and tales of the supernatural includes all the works from the author's first two volumes of fiction, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary and More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, featuring such works as "Count Magnus," "Number 13," "Casting the Runes," and others. Original.
Collects ghost stories and tales of the supernatural, featuring such works as "Count Magnus," "Number 13," and "Casting the Runes."
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.
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.
Collects ghost stories and tales of the supernatural, featuring such works as "Count Magnus," "Number 13," and "Casting the Runes."
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.
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.
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- James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862-1936
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