Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M. R. JamesThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Ghost Stories of an AntiquaryAuthor: M. R. JamesPosting Date: March 21, 2010 [EBook #8486] Release Date: July, 2005 First Posted: July 15, 2003Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY ***Produced by Suzanne Shell, Thomas Berger, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.M. R. JAMESGHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY* * * * *These stories are dedicated to all those who at various times have listened to them.* * * * *CONTENTSPART 1: GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY Canon Alberic's Scrap-book Lost Hearts The Mezzotint The Ash-tree Number 13 Count Magnus 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad' The Treasure of Abbot ThomasPART 2: MORE GHOST STORIES A School Story The Rose Garden The Tractate Middoth Casting the Runes The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral Martin's Close Mr Humphreys and his Inheritance* * * * *PART 1: GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY* * * * *If anyone is curious about my local settings, let it be recorded that St Bertrand de Comminges and Viborg are realplaces: that in 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You' I had Felixstowe in mind. As for the ...