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Ghost Stories - M.R. James

Ghost Stories - M.R. James

Brand: Penguin Classics   |   Status: Hết hàng
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"...His stories are sensational. He sounds a bit like Poe and is comparably erudite - but he uses all kinds of totally invented locations and histories, rather like H.P. Lovecraft, who probably learned much from him. His phony histories are so convincing and beautifully delivered that I frequently found myself giggling at his ingenuity." - Amazon reviewer

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''Still as the night was, the mysterious population of the distant moonlit woods was not yet lulled to rest''

The aim of a good ghost story is to make the blood freeze, pleasurably, and this M. R. James achieves to perfection in these wonderful stories. His most atmospheric settings include English country houses and gardens, the north end of the churchyard, the yew-maze in ''Mr Humphreys and his Inheritance'' and the unforgettable train journey in ''Casting the Runes''. To each of these stories he brings an eye for the telling detail, an imaginative twist and a narrative tone that is, at least to begin with, urbane and reassuring ...

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