7 /10 1 Votes
Language English Originally published 1911 Country England | 3.5/5 Goodreads Genre(s) Horror short story | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adaptations The Stalls of Barchester (1971) Similar M R James books, Other books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" is the fifth story in the second collection of ghost stories published by M. R. James, More Ghost Stories.
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Synopsis
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.
Adaptions
The story was adapted in 1971 for BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas as The Stalls of Barchester.
References
The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA