![]() ![]() It’s climax is terrifying, and it makes the skin crawl with that “pleasing terror”, as Monty called it. But the last story, “The Treasure of Abbot Thomas”, is perhaps the most claustrophobic of all the stories. “Lost Hearts”, with its inclusion of children as ghosts (classic staple) “Count Magnus” (perhaps one of my favourites), and “Number 13”, make you question everything about the world we know. But as the stories progress, the darker they become. ![]() This can be seen in the first story, “Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook”. These stories are short but they are very characteristic, and most of the main characters can be seen to be thinly-veiled self portraits of the author, Monty (as he was affectionately known in his circle). James, scholar, antiquary, and master of the art language. And there are none better than those of M. Ghost stories are traditional, to be read at Christmas or on Halloween (both are quite acceptable). ![]()
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