{"product_id":"the-haunted-dolls-house-and-other-ghost-stories-the-complete-ghost-stories-of-m-r-james-volume-2-paperback","title":"The Haunted Doll's House and Other Ghost Stories: The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Volume 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. R. James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eS. T. Joshi\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStories by a visionary master of supernatural fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVolume two of this annotated edition of M. R. James's complete writings brings together tales from his final two works, \u003ci\u003eA Thin Ghost and Others\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Warning to the Curious\u003c\/i\u003e. In these stories, James continues his fearsome transformation of the ghost story from its nineteenth-century heritage, drawing upon his deep knowledge of medieval history and biblical curiosa. This edition features a number of little-known tales that have rarely been assembled, including \"The Fenstation Witch,\" presented here for the first time in a corrected text, a new translation of \"Twelve Medieval Ghost Stories,\" and a number of James's essays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdited and with an introduction and notes by S. T. Joshi. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMontague Rhodes James \u003c\/b\u003e(1862-1936) is one of the originators and most influential writers of supernatural fiction. Among his many honors was the Order of Merit, bestowed upon him by King George V in 1930. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eS. T. Joshi \u003c\/b\u003eis a freelance writer and editor. He has edited Penguin Classics editions of H. P. Lovecraft's \u003cb\u003eThe Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories\u003c\/b\u003e (1999), and \u003cb\u003eThe Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories\u003c\/b\u003e (2001), as well as Algernon Blackwood's \u003cb\u003eAncient Sorceries and Other Strange Stories\u003c\/b\u003e (2002). Among his critical and biographical studies are \u003cb\u003eThe Weird Tale\u003c\/b\u003e (1990), \u003cb\u003eLord Dunsany: Master of the Anglo-Irish Imagination\u003c\/b\u003e (1995), \u003cb\u003eH. P. Lovecraft: A Life\u003c\/b\u003e (1996), and \u003cb\u003eThe Modern Weird Tale\u003c\/b\u003e (2001). He has also edited works by Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Machen, and H. L. Mencken, and is compiling a three-volume \u003cb\u003eEncyclopedia of Supernatural Literature\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives with his wife in Seattle, Washington.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 7.84 x 5.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47456778715357,"sku":"9780143039921","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/hJs7o4H_8t9780143039921.webp?v=1781227435","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-haunted-dolls-house-and-other-ghost-stories-the-complete-ghost-stories-of-m-r-james-volume-2-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}