Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

by M. R. James

Overview

Eight classics by great Edwardian scholar and storyteller. 'Number Thirteen,' 'The Mezzotint,' 'Canon Alberic's Scrapbook,' more. Renowned for their wit, erudition and suspense, these stories are each masterfully constructed and represent a high achievement in the ghost genre. New introduction by E. F. Bleiler. 4 plates by James McBride.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789355848673
Publisher:	True Sign Publishing House
Publication date:	04/20/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	248 KB

About the Author

Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) was an English author, medievalist scholar, and provost of Rhodes College and Eton College. He is known as the originator of the “antiquarian ghost story.”

LESLIE S. KLINGER is the two-time Edgar® winning editor of New Annotated Sherlock Holmes and Classic American Crime Fiction of the 1920s. He has also edited two anthologies of classic mysteries and, with Laurie R. King, five anthologies of stories inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon. Klinger is the series editor of Library of Congress Crime Classics, a partnership of the Library of Congress and Poisoned Pen Press/Sourcebooks. He is a former Chapter President of the SoCal Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America and lives in Malibu, California.