Delphi Complete Works of M. R. James (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of M. R. James (Illustrated)

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M. R. James
Delphi Classics
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M. R. James entirely redefined the ghost story for the modern reader. Abandoning many of the formal Gothic cliches of his predecessors, he chose instead realistic contemporary settings, whilst blending his esoteric interest in antiquarian subjects to fashion his own inimitable tales of horror. For the first time in publishing history, Delphi Classics presents the complete fictional works of M. R. James, as well offering every published work that James produced for the general reader. This comprehensive eBook offers numerous illustrations, informative introductions, rare texts and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to James' life and works* Concise introductions to the short story collections and other texts* ALL the story collections, with individual contents tables* Includes rare uncollected ghost stories often missed out of collections* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Famous works such as GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY are fully illustrated with their original artwork* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the ghost stories* Easily locate the short stories you want to read* All of James' translations of Hans Christian Andersen's stories* Many rare non fiction works appear here for the first time in digital publishing history* Even includes the two rare guide books written by James - first time in digital print* Includes James' rare memoir - explore the author's personal experiences* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genresCONTENTS:The Short Story CollectionsGHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARYMORE GHOST STORIESA THIN GHOST AND OTHERSA WARNING TO THE CURIOUS AND OTHER GHOST STORIESTHE COLLECTED GHOST STORIES OF M. R. JAMESUNCOLLECTED STORIESThe Short StoriesLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDERThe Children's BooksTHE FIVE JARSFORTY-TWO STORIES BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSENThe Non-FictionHENRY THE SIXTH: A REPRINT OF JOHN BLACMAN'S MEMOIRTHE WANDERINGS AND HOMES OF MANUSCRIPTS HELPS FOR STUDENTS OF HISTORYOLD TESTAMENT LEGENDSPROLOGUE TO LE FANU'S MADAM CROWL'S GHOST AND OTHER TALES OF MYSTERYTHE APOCRYPHAL NEW TESTAMENTINTRODUCTION TO 'GHOSTS AND MARVELS' (1924)SOME REMARKS ON GHOST STORIESGHOSTS - TREAT THEM GENTLY!The GuidebooksABBEYSSUFFOLK AND NORFOLKThe MemoirETON AND KING'S: RECOLLECTIONS, MOSTLY TRIVIAL, 1875-1925Contents Of The Us Version:Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, later stories and some non-fiction works are not included. The Short Story CollectionsGHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARYMORE GHOST STORIESA THIN GHOST AND OTHERSA WARNING TO THE CURIOUS AND OTHER GHOST STORIESThe Short StoriesLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDERThe Children's NovellaTHE FIVE JARSThe Non-FictionHENRY THE SIXTH: A REPRINT OF JOHN BLACMAN'S MEMOIRTHE WANDERINGS AND HOMES OF MANUSCRIPTS HELPS FOR STUDENTS OF HISTORYOLD TESTAMENT LEGENDSPROLOGUE TO LE FANU'S MADAM CROWL'S GHOST AND OTHER TALES OF MYSTERYThe GuidebooksABBEYSSUFFOLK AND NORFOLKThe MemoirETON AND KING'S: RECOLLECTIONS, MOSTLY TRIVIAL, 1875-1925
EAN 9781909496705
ISBN 1909496707
Typ produktu Ebook
Vydavatel Delphi Classics
Datum vydání 11. srpna 2015
Stránky 212
Jazyk English
Země Uruguay
Autoři M. R. James
Série Series Four