The Rose Garden
Ghost story by M. R. James, first published in 1911, about a spirit released by the removal of a post during the construction of a rose garden.
Silver-fork Novel
Genre of 19th-century English literature depicting the lives of the upper class and the aristocracy.
More Ghost Stories
Collection of seven short stories by the English medievalist and author M. R. James, first published in 1911.
Lost Hearts
Horror story by M. R. James, first published in 1895, about a man who believes that he can obtain magical powers by consuming the hearts of three people under the age of twenty-one.
Count Magnus
Horror story by M. R. James, first published in 1904, about the death of a travelogue writer who inadvertently releases two demons from the sarcophagus of Count Magnus.
Number 13 (short story)
Horror story by M. R. James, first published in 1904, about a hotel room that only exists during the hours of darkness.
The Treasure of Abbot Thomas
Horror story by M. R. James, first published in 1904, about a treasure guarded by creatures of the night.
The Mezzotint
Horror story by M. R. James, first published in 1904, about an engraving that changes every time it is looked at.
Melchester Rovers
Redirected to Roy of the Rovers.
Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book
Horror story by M. R. James, first published in 1895, about a demon depicted in a picture coming to life.