More Ghost Stories

Only slightly inferior to James' first effort, Ghost Stories of An Antiquary, an acknowledged classic of the genre. The first three stories here ("A School Story, "The Rose Garden," "The Tractate Middoth") are eminently readable although undistinguished, but the last four are very good indeed. "The......more

Como venía diciendo en 'Historias de fantasmas de un anticuario', M.R. James es todo un maestro escribiendo cuentos, concretamente relatos de fantasmas victorianos. 'Más historias de fantasmas de un anticuario' incluye siete historias de igual calidad que aquélla, fantásticamente escritas y construi......more

The 2nd collection of stories from M R James. Again we see James’ tropes Clerics, spiders, Latin , the clergy but also new themes of murders, younger protagonists and greed. On the whole a spooky, eerie and well written collection of the gothic genre. There are a few scares but for me these are the......more

Sensacional compendio de relatos sobre fantasmas de M. R. James. El lector visitará antiguas mansiones inglesas, grandes bibliotecas, catedrales y abadías para encontrar en todas ellas oscuros secretos de antepasados que parecen resurgir. Los relatos dejan tras de si una sensación de inquietud y des......more

Overall better than the first volume. 1) A School Story - 4 stars 2) The Rose Garden - 3 stars 3) The Tractate Middoth - 3.75 stars 4) Casting the Runes - 3.5 stars 5) The Stalls of Barchester - 4 stars 6) Martin's Close - 4 stars 7) Mr Humphreys and his Inheritance - 4 stars Ratings averaged and roun......more