{"product_id":"9781909496859","title":"Delphi Works of M. R. James (Illustrated)","description":"M. R. James entirely redefined the ghost story for the modern reader. Abandoning many of the formal Gothic clichés 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. This is the most complete collection possible of the works of M. R. James in the US, offering almost all of the ghost stories and many rare texts appearing here for the first time in digital format. This comprehensive eBook provides numerous illustrations, informative introductions, rare texts and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to James’ life and works\u003cbr\u003e* Concise introductions to the short story collections and other texts\u003cbr\u003e* Four story collections, with individual contents tables\u003cbr\u003e* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts\u003cbr\u003e* Excellent formatting of the texts\u003cbr\u003e* Famous works such as GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY are fully illustrated with their original artwork\u003cbr\u003e* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the ghost stories\u003cbr\u003e* Easily locate the short stories you want to read\u003cbr\u003e* James’ novella written for children\u003cbr\u003e* Rare non-fiction works appear here for the first time in digital publishing history\u003cbr\u003e* Even includes the two rare guide books written by James – first time in digital print\u003cbr\u003e* Includes James’ rare memoir - explore the author’s personal experiences\u003cbr\u003e* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note - these eight stories cannot appear due to copyright restrictions: WAILING WELL, THERE WAS A MAN DWELT BY A CHURCHYARD, RATS, AFTER DARK IN THE PLAYING FIELDS, THE EXPERIMENT, THE MALICE OF INANIMATE OBJECTS, A VIGNETTE and THE FENSTANTON WITCH. Once new texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease visit delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Short Story Collections\u003cbr\u003eGHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY\u003cbr\u003eMORE GHOST STORIES\u003cbr\u003eA THIN GHOST AND OTHERS\u003cbr\u003eA WARNING TO THE CURIOUS AND OTHER GHOST STORIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Short Stories\u003cbr\u003eLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER\u003cbr\u003eLIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Children’s Novella\u003cbr\u003eTHE FIVE JARS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Non-Fiction\u003cbr\u003eHENRY THE SIXTH: A REPRINT OF JOHN BLACMAN’S MEMOIR\u003cbr\u003eTHE WANDERINGS AND HOMES OF MANUSCRIPTS HELPS FOR STUDENTS OF HISTORY\u003cbr\u003eOLD TESTAMENT LEGENDS\u003cbr\u003ePROLOGUE TO LE FANU’S MADAM CROWL’S GHOST AND OTHER TALES OF MYSTERY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Guidebooks\u003cbr\u003eABBEYS\u003cbr\u003eSUFFOLK AND NORFOLK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Memoir\u003cbr\u003eETON AND KING’S: RECOLLECTIONS, MOSTLY TRIVIAL, 1875-1925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease visit delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Delphi Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137419755760,"sku":"9781909496859","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781909496859_p0.jpg?v=1763624674","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781909496859","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}