M. R. James

An Episode of Cathedral History (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

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Produktbeschreibung

This vintage book contains Montague Rhodes James's chilling supernatural short story "An Episode of Cathedral History". First published as part of "The collected ghost stories of M.R. James" (1931), it is a hair-raising ghost story highly recommended for all lovers of the genre. Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) was an English author who often published under the name M. R. James. He was a seminal medievalist scholar, but today is most famous for his contributions to supernatural fiction. James was a masterful purveyor of macabre tales highly regarded by H. P. Lovecraft. Other notable works by this author include: "More Ghost Stories" (1911), "A Thin Ghost and Others" (1919), and "A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fantasy and Horror Classics
• Seitenzahl: 34
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 2mm
• Gewicht: 58g
• ISBN-13: 9781447404309
• ISBN-10: 1447404300
• Artikelnr.: 33447579

Autorenporträt

Montague Rhodes James (1862 - 1936), who used the publication name M. R. James, was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905-18), and of Eton College (1918-36). Though James's work as a medievalist is still highly regarded, he is best remembered for his ghost stories, which are regarded as among the best in the genre. James redefined the ghost story for the new century by abandoning many of the formal Gothic clichés of his predecessors and using more realistic contemporary settings. However, James's protagonists and plots tend to reflect his own antiquarian interests. Accordingly, he is known as the originator of the "antiquarian ghost story".