Synopses & Reviews
This selection of twenty-one short stories by M.R. James--a first-class writer of supernatural fiction--represents his best work, including "Count Magnus," "The Rose Garden," "The Uncommon Prayer-book," "Rats," "The Malice of Inanimate Objects," and "A Vignette," as well as the title story.
Review:
"Magnificently, authoritatively edited and annotated."--David Gorman, Northern Illinois University
Synopsis:
This selection of 21 stories represents the best of James's work, and includes three stories which are not in the Collected Edition.
Table of Contents
Includes: Canon Alberic's Scrapbook; `Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'; The Treasure of Abbot Thomas; A Warning to the Curious; Rats; The Malice of Inanimate Objects