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
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxiii]-xxxv).