The Five Jars

M.R. James (1862-1936) was provost of King's College, Cambridge and Eton College. He was a highly regarded scholar and academic but is today remembered for his ghost stories which are considered among the finest in the genre.

His short novel for children - The Five Jars - is a bewitching fairy tale in the form of a letter to a young friend telling of the writer's strange experiences after discovering a box containing five jars with labels which indicate the mysterious powers of their contents.

Public Domain (P)2016 Spiders' House Audio/Roy Macready

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The Five Jars

M.R. James (1862-1936) was provost of King's College, Cambridge and Eton College. He was a highly regarded scholar and academic but is today remembered for his ghost stories which are considered among the finest in the genre.

His short novel for children - The Five Jars - is a bewitching fairy tale in the form of a letter to a young friend telling of the writer's strange experiences after discovering a box containing five jars with labels which indicate the mysterious powers of their contents.

Public Domain (P)2016 Spiders' House Audio/Roy Macready

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The Five Jars

The Five Jars

by M. R. James
The Five Jars

The Five Jars

by M. R. James

 


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M.R. James (1862-1936) was provost of King's College, Cambridge and Eton College. He was a highly regarded scholar and academic but is today remembered for his ghost stories which are considered among the finest in the genre.

His short novel for children - The Five Jars - is a bewitching fairy tale in the form of a letter to a young friend telling of the writer's strange experiences after discovering a box containing five jars with labels which indicate the mysterious powers of their contents.

Public Domain (P)2016 Spiders' House Audio/Roy Macready


Product Details

BN ID: 2940169775297
Publisher: Big Happy Family
Publication date: 05/03/2016
Edition description: Unabridged
Age Range: 5 - 8 Years
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