This luxurious hardback anthology brings together 15 classic ghost stories by some of the genre's most acclaimed writers, presented in a beautiful gift edition with gilded page edges... Zobraziť viac
A high-pitched laugh echoes in an empty church. Servants discover their master dead in his bed, the only sign of disturbance... Zobraziť viac
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books There are many great English ghost stories, but they appear flimsy and emotionally spectral compared to the works of M.R. James. This selection gives the reader a flavour of his strange gifts ... 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
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Michael Cox`He flew out of his chair with deadly inconceivable terror clutching at his heart. The shape whose left hand rested on the table was rising to a standing posture behind his seat, its right hand... 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
Graded reading with texts adapted according to the level of knowledge of vocabulary and grammatical structures of the students... 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
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
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
'The lower jaw was thin - what can I call it? - shallow, like a beast's; teeth showed behind the black lips...' M. R. James is the master of the English ghost story, whose tales are inhabited not by ethereal spirits, but by terrifying,... Zobraziť viac
Graded reading with texts adapted according to the level of knowledge of vocabulary and grammatical structures of the students... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'At first you saw only a mass of... Zobraziť viac
