Casting the runes & other classic stories of the supernatural

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  • Author: Jacobs, W. W. , Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan , Crawford, F. Marion , Hichens, Robert , James, M. R.
    Contributor:

    Rudnicki, Stefan

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    Boehmer, Paul

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    De Cuir, Gabrielle

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    Eyre, Justine

    Summary:

    As a Cambridge medieval scholar, Montague Rhodes James was steeped in the esoteric lore of the Middle Ages, and he applied that scholarship to his stories. This collection also includes four stories not by James to place his work in the context of his contemporaries.

    Contents:
    • Casting the runes / M. R. James
    • Wailing well / M. R. James
    • Rats / M. R. James
    • Mezzotint / M. R. James
    • Count Magnus / M. R. James
    • Number 13 / M. R. James
    • Oh, whistle and I'll Come / M. R. James
    • The monkey's paw / W. W. Jacobs
    • Green tea / Sheridan Le Fanu
    • The screaming skull / F. Marion Crawford
    • How love came to Professor Guildea / Robert Hichens.
    Original Publisher: [Ashland, Oregon] , Blackstone Publishing
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781094057750

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    1094057754

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    9781094057767

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    1094057762

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DC Contributor

Rudnicki, Stefan

Boehmer, Paul

De Cuir, Gabrielle

Eyre, Justine

Abstract

As a Cambridge medieval scholar, Montague Rhodes James was steeped in the esoteric lore of the Middle Ages, and he applied that scholarship to his stories. This collection also includes four stories not by James to place his work in the context of his contemporaries.

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[Ashland, Oregon]

Blackstone Publishing

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