Collected here are eight masterful ghost stories by the great Edwardian writer Montague Rhodes James. Includes "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," and more -- all classics of the genre

8 classics by great Edwardian scholar and storyteller. "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," more. Renowned for their wit, erudition and suspense, these stories are each masterfully constructed and represent a high achievement in the ghost genre. New introduction by E. F. Bleiler. 4 plates by James McBride.

Collected here are eight masterful ghost stories by the great Edwardian writer Montague Rhodes James. Includes "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," and more -- all classics of the genre

8 classics by great Edwardian scholar and storyteller. "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," more. Renowned for their wit, erudition and suspense, these stories are each masterfully constructed and represent a high achievement in the ghost genre. New introduction by E. F. Bleiler. 4 plates by James McBride.

在这本著作中，宾州大学建筑历史系教授Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt的研究对象是从十世纪中期到十二世纪前三十年间亚洲东北部的契丹国建造的佛堂，佛寺和佛塔。在他们开始与中原交流时，甚至在辽代建立以前，就建立了有城墙的城市、佛教寺院和各种平面式样的多室坟墓，然而在此之前，契丹族的领地上几乎没有砖木建筑。借鉴范围广泛的中国传统史料和东亚和欧洲学者以及近代考古学家对辽遗址的研究资料，作者认为：生活在中国文明边缘的游猎民族吸收和发展了他们占领地人民的建筑文化，来提升自身作为亚洲统治者的能力和地位，辽代建筑成为借鉴、转译、吸纳、改进、渗透和传播艺术、建筑和宗教信仰的活生生的案例。

在线阅读本书 The only annotated edition of M. R. Jamess writings currently available, Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories contains the entire first two volumes of Jamess 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 b...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 The only annotated edition of M. R. Jamess writings currently available, Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories contains the entire first two volumes of Jamess 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 b...(展开全部)

A captivating collection of ghost stories from “one of the most gifted writers working today” (New York Times), The Night Side of the River is as ingeniously provocative as it is downright spooky. In this delightfully chilling collection, the iconic Jeanette Winterson turns her fearless gaze to the realm of ghosts, interspersing her own encounters with the supernatural alongsid...(展开全部)

A captivating collection of ghost stories from “one of the most gifted writers working today” (New York Times), The Night Side of the River is as ingeniously provocative as it is downright spooky. In this delightfully chilling collection, the iconic Jeanette Winterson turns her fearless gaze to the realm of ghosts, interspersing her own encounters with the supernatural alongsid...(展开全部)

The stories in this collection move from Malaya to America and England, and include some of Maugham's most famous tales; 'Flotsam and Jetsam', the story of an old woman trapped for years in a loveless marriage in the remote rubber plantations; 'The Man with the Scar', and notably the opening story 'The Vessel of Wrath', a tale of the unexpected love that grows between a devout ...(展开全部)