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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

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  • 1904 first published
  • 155 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (3 ratings)
  • 179 editions
  • 🎧 10 h 06 min free audiobook
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Montague Rhodes James's Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904) is a ghost story and horror story collection. Characters include M. R. James (1862-1936). It deals with ghosts, adaptations, histoires de fantômes anglaises and Ghost.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 42 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 179 editions. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 12,641 times in the last 30 days.

It runs to roughly 155 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 10 h 06 min LibriVox audiobook.

About Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

M. R. James is the acknowledged master of the English ghost story. Disdaining gore in favour of atmosphere and suggestion, his enduring supernatural tales are masterpieces of understated horror. Ghost stories of an Antiquary, Volume 1 collects graphic retellings of four spine-chilling tales by the renowned medievalist and writer. At once true to their source and powerfully reimagined for a visual medium, Leah Moore and John Reppion's subtly crafted adaptations give a new lease of life to these classic stories of vanishing children, spectral works of art and vengeance from beyond the grave.
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Free audiobook

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary — LibriVox recording, 10 h 06 min in 16 sections.

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Opening line

“Two men in a smoking-room were talking of their private-school days.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Characters

  • M. R. James (1862-1936)

Subjects

  • English Ghost stories
  • Science fiction
  • English Short stories
  • Ghost Stories
  • Ghosts
  • Adaptations
  • Paranormal fiction
  • Mystery & detective
  • Histoires de fantômes anglaises
  • James, M. R., Montague Rhodes, 1862-1936, Adaptations
  • Ghost stories, English
  • Ghost
  • Short stories, Single author
  • Horror tales, English
  • Short stories, English

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Ghost Stories of an Antiquary?

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary was written by Montague Rhodes James and first published in 1904.

What genre is Ghost Stories of an Antiquary?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories, Horror and Victorian Science Fiction.

How long is Ghost Stories of an Antiquary?

The median edition has 155 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is Ghost Stories of an Antiquary free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

Is there a free audiobook of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 10 h 06 min.

What books are similar to Ghost Stories of an Antiquary?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dracula, The Great God Pan and Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.

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