The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: M. R. James
- First Published: 1904
- Type of Work: Stories
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—occult
- Time of Work: Primarily the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
- Setting: Primarily England, with some stories set in France and Scandinavia
- Genres: Short fiction, Fantasy, Magical and occult fantasy
- Subjects: France or French people, Nineteenth century, Ghosts or apparitions, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Scandinavia or Scandinavians
- Locales: France, England, Scandinavia
The Plot
M. R. James’s ghost stories are the perfect example of quality counting over quantity. Although he produced these stories over the course of forty years (1894-1935), his complete tally of spectral fiction is only thirty-three stories, twenty-six of which had appeared in four previous collections. Four more were added to make up The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James. Although this volume excludes three later stories, they are only minor pieces, and their exclusion does not detract from the completeness of the collected works. The volume has the added...
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