The Complete Ghost Stories – James Montague Rhodes – ABC – 2025 – ISBN 978-5-389-25855-6
The Complete Ghost Stories
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Today, the name of the English writer Montague Rhodes James is probably known to every fan of ghost stories, and his relatively small literary legacy, created in the 1890s–1930s, is considered an important milestone in the history of this genre. An erudite scholar and talented teacher who worked for decades at Cambridge University and Eton College, an authoritative specialist in a number of areas of humanitarian knowledge, he earned fame during his lifetime as the founder of a special “antique” branch of the Gothic story, depicting old mansions, churches and cathedrals, colleges and museums, archives and libraries. However, this charming and cozy world of “good old England” is constantly invaded by icy otherworldly winds and unknown creatures appear - strange, creepy and hostile to man. A loyal admirer and follower of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, James in turn paved the way for the work of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, who highly valued his short stories.
This volume includes almost all of M. R. James's short fiction: four canonical collections of stories published between 1904 and 1925, a number of works published later, and several articles illustrating the author's views on his chosen literary genre. A significant portion of the stories are published in new translations, the prefaces to the collections and most of the articles are translated into Russian for the first time. The publication is thoroughly commented.
This volume includes almost all of M. R. James's short fiction: four canonical collections of stories published between 1904 and 1925, a number of works published later, and several articles illustrating the author's views on his chosen literary genre. A significant portion of the stories are published in new translations, the prefaces to the collections and most of the articles are translated into Russian for the first time. The publication is thoroughly commented.
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