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Lädt ... A Warning to the Curious (Fantasy and Horror Classics)von M. R. James
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M. R. James was born in Kent, England in 1862. James came to writing fiction relatively late, not publishing his first collection of short stories - Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904) - until the age of 42. Modern scholars now see James as having redefined the ghost story for the 20th century and he is seen as the founder of the 'antiquarian ghost story'. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions with a brand new introductory biography of the author. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Marshes intersected by dykes to the south, recalling the early chapters of Great Expectations; flat fields to the north, merging into heath; heath, fir woods, and, above all, gorse, inland. A long sea-front and a street: behind that a spacious church of flint, with a broad, solid western tower and a peal of six bells.
After setting his scene, there follows a story that is steeped in the ancient folklore of East Anglia and told with a mounting tension that is reminiscent of Edgar Allan Poe. I hung on the edge of my chair, for sometimes I do believe in ghosts. Do you?
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