M. R. James BBC Radio Collection (M. R. James) ; Gardners Books

Dramatisations and readings of MR James' spine-tingling stories, plus bonus documentaries and the chilling original drama The Haunting of MR JamesMR James was the master of the uncanny. His classic supernatural stories have haunted readers for over a century, and been adapted countless times for radio, TV and film.This collection features sixteen superb adaptations inspired by his writing - A Mass of Cobwebs; Martin's Close; The Backward Glance; Echoes from the Abbey; The Hex; Count Magnus; Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come To You, My Lad; The Tractate Middoth; Lost Hearts; The Rose Garden; Number 13; The Mezzotint; Casting the Runes; The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral; A Warning to the Curious and Rats. Among the stellar casts are Peter Howell, Donald Wolfit, Derek Jacobi, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Mark Gatiss.Also included are three of his short stories - Canon Alberic's Scrapbook; A School Story and The Haunted Doll's House - read by Benjamin Whitrow, as well as two fascinating documentaries. Great Lives, presented by Humphrey Carpenter, finds Muriel Gray and Christopher Frayling discussing the life of MR James; while in The Ghosts of MR James, Michell Raper examines some of his ghostly tales, with readings from Gerald Cross, Norman Shelly and Kenneth Fortescue.Finally, in Neil Brand's disturbing drama The Haunting of MR James, horrific events from James's own life are echoed in reality, alongside the inevitable forces of change and modernism. Mark Gatiss stars as MR James.Written by MR JamesFirst published 1895 ('Canon Alberic's Scrapbook', 'Lost Hearts'), 1904 ('Count Magnus', 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come To You, My Lad', 'Number 13', 'The Mezzotint'), 1910 ('The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral'), 1911 ('Martin's Close', 'Casting the Runes', 'The Tractate Middoth', 'The Rose Garden', 'A School Story'), 1923 ('The Haunted Dolls' House'), 1925 ('A Warning to the Curious'), 1929 ('Rats')

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