First published in 1904, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is far more than a collection of ghost tales: it is a masterpiece of subtle and scholarly horror. M. R. James, a distinguished academic and medievalist, transforms his deep knowledge of the past into living material for terror. In these pages, the supernatural does not scream—it whispers. And when it does, it chills the blood. Mocked spirits, cursed objects, faceless figures lurking in the shadows... Each story unveils a meticulously crafted atmosphere, where the ordinary slowly twists into the uncanny with unmatched elegance.