That's a very good point; I think that's the key to why they're so effective; the reader's participation makes them more invested in what the characters experience.
The school could've been my own prep - just outside The Thames Valley (70 miles from West London), and with a Latin master of Irish descent. He was given to telling two true ghost stories (one published, called The Red Scarf). He came down to breakfast one morning looking pale and unwell, and we thought he'd had a ghostly visitation in the night. Life impersonating art!
Love love loved it Windy! My kinda tale 👍🏼Lying by my pool in Cyprus, Greece, listening to it. More please & Thank you 🙏🏽
M R James is such a clever writer and gets the audience to fill in the deliberate gaps in this story. Thoroughly enjoyed it, thanks.
That's a very good point; I think that's the key to why they're so effective; the reader's participation makes them more invested in what the characters experience.
I always appreciate an M.R. James story. Many thanks for sharing this one Mr. Windy !
Thank you Mr Windy It's it blowing up a storm her in thr UK this evening so listening to your story tonight is very atmospheric
A windy night!
never heard of MR James before last week! now I have to find his books 😃
I'm here, Windy! Thanks for the quick yarn! 🥰
“ You can never tell with little boys.They have a mythology of their own.”
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The school could've been my own prep - just outside The Thames Valley (70 miles from West London), and with a Latin master of Irish descent. He was given to telling two true ghost stories (one published, called The Red Scarf). He came down to breakfast one morning looking pale and unwell, and we thought he'd had a ghostly visitation in the night. Life impersonating art!
A good M. R. James, just what I needed today. Thank you!
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