Sometimes the greatest horrors lurk in the most mundane placesThis collection features some of M. R. James's greatest tales of the supernatural world crossing over into our own. In "e;Number 13,"e; an inn that previously belonged to an alchemist changes dimensions in the night. "e;The Mezzotint"e; features a painting of a house reenacting a gruesome scene from the house's history. In "e;The Treasure of Abbot Thomas,"e; an antiquary who has discovered the location of a treasure gets far more than he bargained for. James's tales of the terror that hides beneath the prosaic continue to stun more than a century after they were written. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.