"Count Magnus" is a ghost story by British writer M. R. James, first published in 1904. It was included in his first collection Ghost Stories of an Antiquary.

His object, he says, was to find out whether any traditions of Count Magnus de la Gardie lingered on in the scenes of that gentleman's activity, and whether the popular estimate of him were …

Dec 19, 2022 · Count Magnus de la Gardie was a 17th century Swedish nobleman who did have a county seat called Råbäck on the banks of West Gothland’s Lake Vänern, and who is …

Oct 4, 2005 · M. R. JAMES lives with his wife, Janet, and their two dogs on a small farm in a rural southern Indiana county with more wildlife for neighbors than local residents. A published …

Count Magnus was published in James' collection, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904). Much of James' works, including this story, are featured in our collections of Halloween Stories and …

Set in 1863, it stars Jason Watkins as Mr. Wraxhall, a British travelogue writer who visits Sweden whilst writing a guidebook to the country and who becomes fascinated by the story of Count …

“Count Magnus,” from Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904), is one of M.R. James most effective tales. There are many things one could explore about it, but I will concentrate on the character …

James-Alexandre de Pourtalès, Comte de Pourtalès-Gorgier (28 November 1776 – 24 March 1855) was a Swiss-French banker, diplomat and art collector. Portrait of the Comte de …

Count Magnus is an English Horror, Supernatural Fiction short story by British writer M.R. James. It was first published in 1904. Count Magnus was published in James' collection, Ghost Stories …

The only annotated edition of M. R. James's writings currently available, Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories contains the entire first two volumes of James's ghost stories, Ghost Stories of …