The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral
Ghost story by M.R. James
| "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" | |
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| Short story by M.R. James | |
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| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror |
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| Publication date | 1910 |
"The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" is a ghost story by British writer M. R. James, originally published in 1910. It is included in his collection More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary.
Plot summary
Archdeacon Pultney of Barchester Cathedral dies mysteriously and the new Archdeacon Haynes takes his place. Haynes is very talented and performs the duties of his office with great zeal, however he is haunted by the carved figures in the stalls of Barchester Cathedral.[1]
Adaptations
The story was adapted in 1971 for BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas as The Stalls of Barchester.[2]
References
External links
The full text of The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral at Wikisource- An omnibus collection of James's short fiction at Standard Ebooks
- Full text of "The Stall of Barchester Cathedral"
The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral public domain audiobook at LibriVox- A Podcast to the Curious: Episode 13 - The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral
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Works by M. R. James
- "Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book"
- "Lost Hearts"
- "The Mezzotint"
- "The Ash-tree"
- "Number 13"
- "Count Magnus"
- "'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'"
- "The Treasure of Abbot Thomas"
- "A School Story"
- "The Rose Garden"
- "The Tractate Middoth"
- "Casting the Runes"
- "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral"
- "Martin's Close"
- "Mr Humphreys and His Inheritance"
- "The Haunted Dolls' House"
- "A Warning to the Curious"
- "A Vignette"
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