{"product_id":"ghost-stories-by-m-r-james-9780241341629","title":"Ghost Stories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty new titles in the much-loved and hugely successful Penguin English Library series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStill as the night was, the mysterious population of the distant moonlit woods was not yet lulled to rest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe aim of a good ghost story is to make the blood freeze, pleasurably, and this M. R. James achieves to perfection in these wonderful stories. His most atmospheric settings include English country houses and gardens, the north end of the churchyard, the yew-maze in \u003cem\u003eMr Humphreys and his Inheritance\u003c\/em\u003e and the unforgettable train journey in \u003cem\u003eCasting the Runes\u003c\/em\u003e. To each of these stories he brings an eye for the telling detail, an imaginative twist and a narrative tone that is, at least to begin with, urbane and reassuring...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Penguin English Library - collectable general readers' editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46544671604972,"sku":"9780241341629","price":17.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25215623482273.jpg?v=1749783174","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/ghost-stories-by-m-r-james-9780241341629","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}