Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

Sometimes the greatest horrors lurk in the most mundane places This collection features some of M. R. James’s greatest tales of the supernatural world crossing over into our own. In “Number 13,” an inn that previously belonged to an alchemist changes dimensions in the night. “The Mezzotint” features a painting of a house reenacting a gruesome scene from the house’s history. In “The Treasure of Abbot Thomas,” an antiquary who has discovered the location of a treasure gets far more than he bargained for. James’s tales of the terror that hides beneath the prosaic continue to stun more than a century after they were written. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.

Publishers Weekly

“A top-notch mystery, engaging throughout and quite moving at the end.”

Booklist

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The New York Times

“Charlotte Carter blends street savvy with wry urbanity.”

The Sunday Telegraph

“This Grace Jones lookalike with a degree in French is a splendid creation.”

Crime Times

“Charlotte Carter has . . . the practiced discipline needed to craft functional, human sentences which flow one into the next without embellishment or posturing.”

About the Author

M. R. James (1862–1936) is considered the father of the British ghost story. Before gaining fame as a fiction writer, James had a career as a respected scholar of the medieval period. With the release of his Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, James built a reputation in horror literature that has gone on to inspire greats such as H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and Stephen King. James later became provost of Eton College from 1918 until his death in 1936. He is buried in Eton.

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