Many of these stories are time-tested classics, and this volume, which also includes an informative introduction and notes by Darryl Jones, is indispensable for any fan of supernatural fiction. The four stories not collected in this volume are:Ĭommenting on the 2011 edition of the collection, a starred review from Publishers Weekly stated that James "laid the foundations of the modern ghost story with the 33 well-wrought antiquarian tales collected here.James emphasized atmosphere and mood over shock tactics, but he always insisted that ghosts be malevolent and found very disquieting forms for them to take. "There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard"."The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance"." 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad' " Resumen y sinopsis de Trece historias de fantasmas de Montague Rhodes James Con M.R. James', published in 1931, bringing together all but four of his ghost stories (which had yet to be published).Ĭontents of the original edition James is an omnibus collection of ghost stories by English author M.
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