Many of these stories are time-tested classics, and this volume, which also includes an informative introduction and notes by Darryl Jones, is indispensable for any fan of supernatural fiction. James, first appeared in A Warning to the Curious published in 1925. Lovecraft and John Bellairs to Stephen King and Paul Theroux. This collection of three ghost stories, by master of the genre M.

First published at the turn of the twentieth century, he has left a lasting legacy acknowledged not only by readers, but also by many later writers from H. The four stories not collected in this volume are:Ĭommenting on the 2011 edition of the collection, a starred review from Publishers Weekly stated that James 'laid the foundations of the modern ghost story with the 33 well-wrought antiquarian tales collected here.James emphasized atmosphere and mood over shock tactics, but he always insisted that ghosts be malevolent and found very disquieting forms for them to take. R.James is widely considered to be one of the greatest practitioners of the art of the ghost story. 'There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard'.'The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance' in The Haunted Dolls’ House, a doll house complete to the last detailhats, walking sticks, wallpaper, copper panscomes to life.It was commissioned by Queen Mary, wife of George V, as a miniature book for her famous Dolls House, which can still be seen in Windsor Castle. James, collected by him in A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925). ' 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad' ' 'The Haunted Dolls House' (1923) is a short story by M.James', published in 1931, bringing together all but four of his ghost stories (which had yet to be published).Ĭontents of the original edition A macabre human drama is re-enacted in a Gothic dolls house one night a whistle awakens a force of unspeakable mal. James is an omnibus collection of ghost stories by English author M.

The Haunted Dolls' House by M.R. James