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The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral

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"The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral"
Short story by M.R. James
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Horror
Publication
Publication date1910

"The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" is a ghost story by British writer M. R. James, originally published in 1910. It is included in his collection More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary.

Plot summary

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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.[1]

Adaptations

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The story was adapted in 1971 for BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas as The Stalls of Barchester.[2]

References

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  1. ^ James, M.R. (1993). Collected ghost stories (Repr. ed.). Ware, Hertfordshire: Wordsworth. pp. 146–159. ISBN 1853260533.
  2. ^ "The Stalls of Barchester". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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