Book Description
Stories by a visionary master of supernatural fiction
The second volume of the only annotated edition of M. R. James’s complete writings currently available, this book brings together tales from James’s final two volumes, A Thin Ghost and Others and A Warning to the Curious. I n these stories, James continues his transformation of the ghost story from its nineteenth-century heritage.
The second volume of the only annotated edition of M. R. James’s complete writings currently available, this book brings together tales from James’s final two volumes, A Thin Ghost and Others and A Warning to the Curious. I n these stories, James continues his transformation of the ghost story from its nineteenth-century heritage.
About the author
Montague Rhodes James (1862–1936) is one of the originators and most influential writers of supernatural fiction. Among his many honors was the Order of Merit, bestowed upon him by King George V in 1930.
S. T. Joshi is a widely published writer, biographer, and editor. He is the editor of three Penguin Classics editions of H. P. Lovecraft’s horror tales, among others.
S. T. Joshi is a widely published writer, biographer, and editor. He is the editor of three Penguin Classics editions of H. P. Lovecraft’s horror tales, among others.
