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Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories

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  • 1987 first published
  • 352 pages
  • 5 editions
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Montague Rhodes James's Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories (1987) is a ghost story and horror story collection. It takes readers to Great Britain in the 19th century.

10 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.

At about 352 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Horror
  • Horror stories
  • English Ghost stories
  • Short stories, Single author
  • British and irish fiction, Fictional works by one author

Quick answers

Who wrote Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories?

Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories was written by Montague Rhodes James and first published in 1987.

What genre is Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories and Horror.

How long is Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories?

The median edition has 352 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Christmas Carol, Stalking Jack the Ripper and The Turn of the Screw.

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