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EPISODE · Mar 7, 2025 · 25 MIN

M.R. James - The Haunted Dolls House

from Just Reads · host Ed Parnell

"The Haunted Doll's House" is a 1923 short story by M. R. James, collected by him in A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories. It was commissioned by Queen Mary, wife of George V, as a miniature book for her famous Dolls' House, which can still be seen in Windsor Castle. It is in many ways a typical James story, thematically linked to other works of his, especially "The Mezzotint"Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-reads--6173738/support.Please click 'like' and Subcribe and all the good stuff.

"The Haunted Doll's House" is a 1923 short story by M. R. James, collected by him in A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories. It was commissioned by Queen Mary, wife of George V, as a miniature book for her famous Dolls' House, which can still be seen in Windsor Castle. It is in many ways a typical James story, thematically linked to other works of his, especially "The Mezzotint"Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-reads--6173738/support.Please click 'like' and Subcribe and all the good stuff.

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