M. R. James

The Haunted Dolls' House (Fantasy and Horror Classics) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From the mind of M. R. James, the acknowledged master who redefined the ghost story for the 20th century and founded the 'antiquarian ghost story' genre, comes a chilling tale where childhood innocence is corrupted by pure malice.

The Haunted Dolls' House centers on a collector who acquires a beautiful, perfectly preserved miniature house. But this isn't a toy; it's a terrifying, diminutive theatre for the dead. Every night, the collector discovers the house's internal tableau has been subtly shifted, enacting a sinister nocturnal sequence of events. As the scenes change, they slowly but surely hint at a long-ago murder and the desperate, unquiet guilt of those involved.

This story is a quintessential example of James' genius for building palpable creeping dread from an everyday object, making it essential reading for fans of classic ghost stories and supernatural fiction, proving that the deepest secrets of the past can be replayed in the most delicate of forms.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 24
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473379176
• Artikelnr.: 74129379

Autorenporträt

'Montague Rhodes (M. R.) James' was a British author widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of supernatural stories of all time, and one who is most cited as an influence by later writers. He was also a translator, an antiquarian, a medievalist scholar and provost, first of King's College, Cambridge, and then of Eton College. During his time at Cambridge, M. R. James served as director of the Fitzwilliam Museum. M. R. James' published work includes 'Ghost Stories of an Antiquary', 'A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories' and 'A Thin Ghost and Others'.