A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories - format ePub

Este volume reúne sete histórias clássicas de terror escritas por Montague Rhodes James — ou simplesmente M. R. James — um dos mais influentes autores de narrativas sobrenaturais da literatura inglesa....

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Looking for some spooky stories to read on a camping trip, at a Halloween party, or at home with the family in front of a roaring fire? The works of medieval scholar M.R. James should fit the bill. James...

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e-artnow Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts" by M. R. James. e-artnow Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every...

This book has an introduction by Ruth Rendell, herself a writer of Mystery and detective stories. This mystery story centers around the accidental finding of a significant historical object; one of the...

M. R. James' 'The Hauntings: 20 Chilling Tales of Macabre & Mystery' is a collection of spine-tingling stories that delve into the supernatural and the terrifying. With a distinct literary style that...

M.R. James (1862–1936) was a medievalist scholar; Provost of King's College, Cambridge. He wrote many of his ghost stories to be read aloud in the long tradition of spooky Christmas Eve tales. His stories...

In "The Tales of Mystery & Macabre," M. R. James masterfully weaves a collection of ghost stories that deftly combines elements of the supernatural with an academic lens. Each tale is meticulously...

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In "A Warning to the Curious, and Other Ghost Stories," M. R. James masterfully weaves a tapestry of supernatural intrigue that captivates the reader's imagination. This collection, published in 1925,...

Malignant forces and supernatural visitors haunt this selection of superbly spooky tales selected and introduced by Ruth Rendell. M. R. James wrote his ghost stories to entertain friends on Christmas...

'The lower jaw was thin - what can I call it? - shallow, like a beast's; teeth showed behind the black lips...'M. R. James is the master of the English ghost story, whose tales are inhabited not by ethereal...

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He was supposed to be a holiday fling—not her daily temptation.June Young had a Christmas tradition—hot cocoa, jammies, and no drama! But when her best friend dares her to have a one-night stand, she...

Welcome to Sleighville…where truth and lies lurk below the surface. Officer Duke Fisk's life has been one disappointment after another. A cold murder case, married friends while he's the last man standing,...

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A lone act of kindness forms an unbreakable dark obsession between Cam, a downtrodden teenager and the wealthy young Jack Monroe. In the name of love, Cam will stalk Jack through life, destroying anyone...

When a snowstorm strands sports agent Brian Klein in a charming Pittsburgh bookshop, he fears his holiday is ruined.But curvy store owner Noa Bishop has a smile brighter than any blackout, a spare fuzzy...

When foul play pays a visit to a snowy mountain retreat, Hope Early will have to battle the elements to catch a cold-blooded killer . . . With her first cookbook about to be published, food blogger Hope...

Ab Terra 2024 delivers the fifth installment of an annual short story anthology that seeks to recreate the feeling of the moment when we first laid eyes on our world through stories of science fiction...

Arthur is a Romeo agent for British Intelligence, a gentleman spy. His ex-lover, Harun, a former assassin for the terror cell Al-Qaum, is now a foreign diplomat. They haven't seen each other in over twenty...

Hazel the hamster awakens in her cozy cage with a spark of excitement, driven by a sweet, lingering scent of honey she overheard the humans mention the day before, and soon her curiosity turns into a...

Cleo the Crocodile awakens one morning with a spark of curiosity and decides to embark on a whimsical adventure: counting the clouds in the sky. As she explores the riverbank and meadow, she discovers...

Dexter, a spirited young dolphin, discovers the joy of moving and dancing freely through the ocean, guided by a magical secret current that responds to his playful energy. Initially unsure how others...

Hazel the Hippo awakens to a bright, sunlit morning on the riverbank, but despite the sparkling beauty around her, she feels a heavy, unshakable gloom in her heart. As she watches the shimmering ripples,...

The Pembroke house was never meant for children.Still grieving the loss of her husband in the Great War, Rose Callahan Pembroke remains in her mother-in-law's grand Back Bay home out of duty—and her promise...

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