M. R. James

The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral (Fantasy and Horror Classics) (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

A man whose unbridled ambition and hidden crime have secured his position finds himself under relentless surveillance. The medieval carved beasts and grotesque figures adorning the cathedral's wooden choir stalls seem to come alive, their painted eyes and sculpted forms subtly watching, shifting, and judging his every move. The man's mounting paranoia gives way to a shocking, supernatural reckoning orchestrated by forces of judgment and tradition.

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 the very art of a cathedral demands justice.

This story is a quintessential example of James' genius for building palpable creeping dread from art and architecture, making it essential reading for fans of classic ghost stories and supernatural fiction, and proving that sometimes, the most profound judgments are delivered by wood and stone.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read Books Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 30
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473379237
• Artikelnr.: 74129626

Autorenporträt

M. R. James, the bookish and precocious son of a curate, was born in Kent in 1862. He studied at Cambridge and remained there for most of his life, becoming Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Provost of King's College and later Vice-Chancellor of the university. A brilliant scholar, he translated the New Testament apocrypha and catalogued many of the university's medieval manuscripts. His first story collection, based on stories he read aloud to friends on Christmas Eve, was published in 1904 as Ghost Stories of an Antiquary and was followed by three more. He died in 1936. Montague Rhodes James was born on 1 August 1862 near Bury St Edmunds, though he spent long periods of his later life in Suffolk, which provided the setting for many of his ghost stories. He studied at Eton and Kings College, Cambridge, where he was eventually elected Fellow, and then made Provost in 1905. In 1918 he became Provost of Eton. He was a renowed medievalist and biblical scholar, and published works on palaeography, antiquarianism, bibliography and history, guides to Suffolk and Norfolk, as well as editing a collection of ghost stories by Sheridan Le Fanu. However, he remains best known for his own ghost stories, which were published in several collections including Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904), A Thin Ghost and Other Stories (1919), A Warning to the Curious (1925) and a collected edition in 1931. M. R. James never married and died on 12 June 1936.