{"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":"\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\u003eIn volume two of the only annotated edition of M. R. James's complete writings currently available, Penguin Classics brings together tales from James's 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\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents 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.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 7.84 x 5.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684550709311,"sku":"9780143039921","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7c72039ef84defaaa1b7759c5a25cc9d.webp?v=1764967868","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-haunted-dolls-house-and-other-ghost-stories-the-complete-ghost-stories-of-m-r-james-volume-2-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}