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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Paperback

4.5 out of 5 stars 133 ratings

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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1444443275
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1444443271
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 209 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 0.58 x 22.86 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 133 ratings

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M. R. James
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M. R. JAMES lives with his wife, Janet, and their two dogs on a small farm in a rural southern Indiana county with more wildlife for neighbors than local residents. A published freelance writer of Western and murder mystery short stories while still a teenager, he launched his lengthy award-winning career as a professional journalist working for daily newspapers in Indiana and his native Illinois. M. R. was a Sports and City Editor, Feature Writer, and the Founder/Editor of BOWHUNTER, a special interest magazine for archery hunters. M. R. also taught basic and creative writing classes for three separate Indiana universities. A member of the national Archery Hall of Fame, he’s the author of ten published books and co-author or editor of several others. The germ of his idea for this first novel, "Dream Killer," appeared while living 16 years in northwestern Montana’s scenic Flathead Valley. His latest archery hunting book, "Bowhunting Gospel" (from the book of M. R. James), is the result of his six-decade passion for hunting deer and other North American big game animals with the bow and arrow.

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Penguin English library books are,as usual, awesome.The texture of these covers attracts dust so I had to cover it up.The cover and spine are fantastic while being spooky too.No illustrations, just like every other penguin English library edition .17 stories inside.Got it for 260rs. The stories will be, obviously,good(it arrived today I haven't read it yet).
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  • Reviewed in India on 17 June 2020
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    Penguin English library books are,as usual, awesome.The texture of these covers attracts dust so I had to cover it up.The cover and spine are fantastic while being spooky too.No illustrations, just like every other penguin English library edition .17 stories inside.Got it for 260rs.
    The stories will be, obviously,good(it arrived today I haven't read it yet).
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    Penguin English library 😍

    Reviewed in India on 17 June 2020
    Penguin English library books are,as usual, awesome.The texture of these covers attracts dust so I had to cover it up.The cover and spine are fantastic while being spooky too.No illustrations, just like every other penguin English library edition .17 stories inside.Got it for 260rs.
    The stories will be, obviously,good(it arrived today I haven't read it yet).
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  • Reviewed in India on 16 September 2021
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    Fast & qualty delivery
  • Reviewed in India on 11 March 2019
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    On time delivery. Brought it for 194 rupees. Good font size. Happy with the purchase.
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    Reviewed in India on 11 March 2019
    On time delivery. Brought it for 194 rupees. Good font size. Happy with the purchase.
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  • Amazon Customer Rita
    5.0 out of 5 stars M.R. James is my new
    Reviewed in France on 5 July 2015
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    As recommended by Ruth Rendell, a hugely enjoyable read. Greatly enjoyed the "old-fashioned" style of writing and the insight into life "in days gone by".
  • JD
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2024
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    Great little book full of great ghost short stories. Highly recommend
  • Richard Reid
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on 1 October 2017
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    Very enjoyable ...
  • Scáth
    5.0 out of 5 stars Really No Wonder
    Reviewed in the United States on 29 July 2013
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    It is really no wonder that M. R. James is considered the best ghost story writer in the English language. Lately J. S. Le Fanu is being offered that honor, ostensibly because he was an influence on James. But I have read both authors, and James is the master of the genre. Not that Le Fanu isn't good, because he is. In fact, he is excellent. I hope that sheds more light on how extraordinary James is. And so subtle! For example, a vicar visits a wealthy man, and when he leaves, the narrator says that if they ever met again, it was twenty years later. The next morning, the wealthy man is found dead. A brilliant way to speak of the afterlife, where the two men possibly meet again, without spelling it out.

    No reader or writer of Horror should really be able to call himself studied in the subject without first studying M. R. James.
  • TechWrite
    5.0 out of 5 stars I frequently found myself giggling at his ingenuity1
    Reviewed in the United States on 15 February 2015
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    I was previously unaware of this author until I saw his name in a WSJ Review article recently. 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.