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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) was a medieval scholar; Provost of King’s College, Cambridge. He wrote many of his ghost stories to be read aloud in the long tradition of spooky Christmas Eve tales. His stories often use rural settings, with a quiet, scholarly protagonist getting caught up in the activities of supernatural forces. The details of horror are almost never explicit, the stories relying on a gentle, bucolic background to emphasise the awfulness of the otherworldly intrusions.

“Ghost Stories of an Antiquary” was written as two collections, presented here as two volumes in a single work. There is a short author’s preface before the first story in each volume. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)

Year of Publication: 1904Genres: Horror & Supernatural Fiction

Running Time: 10 hours 06 minutes 39 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface to Vol. 1 and Canon Alberic Peter Yearsley	34:35
2	Lost Hearts Peter Yearsley	27:08
3	The Mezzotint Peter Yearsley	30:59
4	The Ash-Tree Peter Yearsley	35:07
5	Number 13 Peter Yearsley	40:12
6	Count Magnus Peter Yearsley	36:57
7	Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad Peter Yearsley	49:52
8	The Treasure of Abbot Thomas Peter Yearsley	50:01
9	Preface to Vol. 2 and A School Story Peter Yearsley	18:50
10	The Rose Garden Peter Yearsley	28:49
11	The Tractate Middoth Peter Yearsley	43:05
12	Casting the Runes Peter Yearsley	53:52
13	The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral Peter Yearsley	40:12
14	Martin’s Close Peter Yearsley	49:06
15	Mr Humphreys and his Inheritance – Part One Peter Yearsley	29:27
16	Mr Humphreys and his Inheritance – Part Two Peter Yearsley	38:27