Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories (The Complete Ghost

Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories (The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Vol. 1)

The only annotated edition of M. R. Jamesâ€™s writings currently available

Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories contains the entire first two volumes of Jamesâ€™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 â€œCount Magnus,â€ set in the wilds of Sweden; â€œNumber 13,â€ a distinctive tale about a haunted hotel room; â€œCasting the Runes,â€ a richly complex tale of sorcery that served as the basis for the classic horror film Curse of the Demon; and â€œOh, Whistle, and Iâ€™ll Come to You, My Lad,â€ one of the most frightening tales in literature. The appendix includes several rare texts, including â€œA Night in Kingâ€™s College Chapel,â€ Jamesâ€™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.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2005-10-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143039396

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2005-10-04
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780143039396

Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories (The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Vol. 1)

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