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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

M. R. James

  • 120 pages
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The first and most famous collection by M. R. James, with eight tales of scholars who disturb old books, churches and ruins. Includes "Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book" and "Lost Hearts", the stories that set the rules for the English ghost story.

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