A high-pitched laugh echoes in an empty church. Servants discover their master dead in his bed, the only sign of disturbance... Zobraziť viac
The art of telling a ghost story is a refined one, and Montague Rhodes James was a master of the genre. He draws the reader into a narrative that at first seems innocuous, but which becomes darker and darker... Zobraziť viac
With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content... Zobraziť viac
M.R. James wrote his ghost stories to entertain friends on Christmas Eve, and they went on to both transform and modernise a genre.James harnesses the power of suggestion to move from a recognisable world to one that is indefinably strange, ... Zobraziť viac
A tree full of enormous spiders, a living thing with no face, a picture that comes alive, and a boy with no heart. These are some of the frightening things in these stories by M. R. James, one of the greatest horror writers of all time. Zobraziť viac
What is the crown, and why is it important for England? Who is William Agers? In this gripping mystery, the answers are all in Seaburgh... Zobraziť viac
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