{"product_id":"ghost-stories-of-an-antiquary-paperback-6","title":"Ghost Stories of an Antiquary - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. R. James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGhost Stories of an Antiquary is the title of M. R. James' first collection of ghost stories, published in 1904. Some later editions under this title contain both the original collection and its successor, More Ghost Stories, combined in one volume. Montague Rhodes James was a medieval scholar; Provost of King's College, Cambridge. He wrote many of his ghost stories to be read aloud in the long tradition of spooky Christmas Eve tales. His stories often use rural settings, with a quiet, scholarly protagonist getting caught up in the activities of supernatural forces. The details of horror are almost never explicit, the stories relying on a gentle, bucolic background to emphasise the awfulness of the otherworldly intrusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42115846963335,"sku":"9781530730407","price":8.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3779fa0078e8378793611352cd0734f1.webp?v=1732511954","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ghost-stories-of-an-antiquary-paperback-6","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}