Complete Collection of Ghost Stories

This volume includes almost all of M.R. James's short prose: 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 the literary genre he chose. A significant number of stories are printed in new translations, with the introductions to the collections and most of the articles translated into Russian for the first time. The publication is thoroughly annotated.

Today, the name of English prose writer Montague Rhodes James is known to almost 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 educator who worked for several decades at Cambridge University and Eton College, and a respected expert in various fields of humanities, he earned posthumous fame as the founder of a special “antiquarian” branch of the Gothic tale, depicting old mansions, churches and cathedrals, colleges and museums, archives and libraries. However, this charming and cozy world of “good old England” is periodically invaded by icy otherworldly winds and unknown creatures—strange, eerie, and hostile to humanity. A devoted admirer and follower of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, James, in turn, paved the way for the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, who greatly valued his novellas.

• 1. The most complete collection of exemplary ghost stories created by a master of the genre.
• 2. You will immerse yourself in the authentic world of “good old England” with its antique libraries, ancient cathedrals, and mysteries that are better left undiscovered.
• 3. A fundamental edition with new translations and detailed annotations that reveals the works of Montague Rhodes James, admired by Lovecraft himself.