M.R. James Ghost Stories

Name: M.R. James Ghost Stories
Brand: Flame Tree
SKU: 9781839647710
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Montague Rhodes James

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Wydawnictwo:	Flame Tree
Oprawa:	Twarda
Rok wydania:	2021
Ilość stron:	432

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M.R. James's celebrated ghost stories resonate still, their chilling narratives drawing us unsuspecting into the deadly shadows. His tales are haunted, bleak disturbances of the soul, carefully crafted from the stuff of human fears. A towering presence in literature, TV and the movies, his work is much admired today. A deluxe edition, this sinister new collection offers many of his most famous tales, with some of the less well known, including: 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad', 'Canon Alberic`s Scrap- Book', 'The Mezzotint', 'The Fenstanton Witch', 'The Experiment' and 'Wailing Well'. The Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections bring together the entire range of myth, folklore and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure.

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Autor: Montague Rhodes James
Wydawnictwo Flame Tree
Oprawa: Twarda
Rok wydania: 2021
Ilość stron: 432
Stan: nowy, pełnowartościowy produkt
Model: 9781839647710
ISBN: 9781839647710
EAN: 9781839647710
Wymiary: 24 x 16 x 4.2 cm
Dane producenta: Hachette UK Distribution Ltd, ul. Milton Road, OX11 7HH Didcot, Wielka Brytania

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