In these chilling tales of the supernatural, M. R. James proves he truly is the master of the ghost story. A high-pitched laugh echoes in an empty church. Servants discover their master dead in his bed, the only sign of disturbance an open window. The coffin of a woman hanged as a witch is found to be empty. A bed that hasn't been slept in is crumpled and distressed come the morning. A skeletal figure creeps closer and closer to the house where an unsuspecting family lie sleeping. "Vintage Minis": great minds. Big ideas. Little books. Also in the "Vintage Minis" series: Home by Salman Rushdie, Dreams by Sigmund Freud, Eating by Nigella Lawson, Work by Joseph Heller.
