Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories - M. R. James

Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories - M. R. JamesThe only annotated edition of M. R. James's writings currently available, Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories contains the entire first two volumes of James's ghost stories, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary and More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. These volumes are both the culmination of the nineteenth century ghost story tradition and the inspiration for much of the best twentieth century work in this genre. Included in this collection are such

Ever since that day in detention

Do Not Disturb explores the controversial career of Paul Kagame and the legacy of the Rwandan genocide

And the complex violence - for the diasporic writer who wants to address any of this - of language itself

Sir Peter is having a party at his grand mansion on the river Thames the day before the wedding

Each chapter is given over to a different

They find themselves landing on Rubbish Island where the Tindims haven't met witches or ghosts before

presidents and emperors

toddlers and parents alike are encouraged to slow down and notice the natural world around them

They're all giant

feelings and imaginings of young people

But the frozen wilds are harsh and unhospitable

' LOUISE HARE