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The Damnations: M.R. James Short Stories

By M.R. James
Series: Special Ramsey Campbell Edition
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Special, collectable hardcover edition for Ramsey Campbell's 60 years in publication. With his subtle sense of dread and use of modern settings, M.R. James' ghost stories formed a firm foundation for the modern horror story, with his presence felt in all forms of literature and media.... Read More
Format: Hardback
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With his subtle sense of dread and use of modern settings, M.R. James' ghost stories formed a firm foundation for the modern horror story with his presence felt in all forms of literature and media. This special collectable edition of stories features a new introduction by the greatest current inheritor of the Jamesian mantle, Ramsey Campbell.

“Ramsey Campbell is the nearest thing we have to an heir to M.R. James” – Times. Special Collector's edition of the old master of the supernatural story, by the current one!

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Special, collectable hardcover edition for Ramsey Campbell's 60 years in publication. With his subtle sense of dread and use of modern settings, M.R. James' ghost stories formed a firm foundation for the modern horror story, with his presence felt in all forms of literature and media.

This special collectable edition of short stories features a new introduction by the greatest current inheritor of the Jamesian mantle, Ramsey Campbell, along with one of Ramsey's own tales. The Ramsey Campbell Special Editions chart the greatest inheritor of a tradition that reaches back through H.P. Lovecraft and M.R. James to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the early Gothic writers.

The dark, masterful work of the painter Henry Fuseli, a friend of Mary Wollstonecraft, is used on these special editions to invoke early literary investigations into the supernatural.

Hardback, Deluxe edition, matt laminated, two foil stamped, embossed, coloured page edges.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787589407

Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 November 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Flame Tree Press

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Ramsey Campbell

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 256

Collections

Classic Fiction Classic Horror & Ghost Stories Fiction General Fiction Horror & Supernatural M.R. James Series: Special Ramsey Campbell Edition

About the Author

M.R. James (1862-1936) was an absolute master of the ghost story, and foundation stone of modern horror. His work influenced authors such as H.P. Lovecraft, Ramsey Campbell and Stephen King. His stories, including Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, remain popular today.

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