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1、ContentspageIntroductionVChapter1TheAsh-Tree1Chapter2ASchoolStory8Chapter3TheCurtains13Chapter4TheFlies18Chapter5TheLockedRoom22Chapter6ThePaintingof—ngleyHall28Chapter7LostHearts34Chapter8Martin'sLake42Chapter9TheTwoCousins46Activities55IntroductionHejumpedandscreamedand,ashedid,thefaceof(h
2、ethingcameuptowardshim:noeyes,nonose,nomouth.Hescreamedagainandrushedtothedoor.Hefeltthethingtouchhisbackandstarttotearathisshirt...fixings...thingsinthenight,thingsinthehouse,screaming,running,staring...Inthesestoriestherearethingsthatareworsethanyourworstdreams.Giantblackspiderslivinginatr
3、ee.Theterribleghostthatwaitsoutsideawindow.Emptyclothesthatwalk.Thestrangethinwomanwhomovesthroughaman'spicture.Theboywiththelong,dirtyfingernails-andaholeinhischest.Thewomanwhoscreamsfromthebottomofalake.Andthedrydustyoldmanwhoreads-buthasnoeyes!Hereareninestorieslikenoothersyouhaveread.Mon
4、tagueRhodesJameswasbornin1862inavillageinKent,inthesouthofEngland,wherehisfatherwasavicar.Fromanearlyage,helovedoldbooksandstudiedhistory,theBible,languagesandthebooksofpastcenturiesatCambridgeUniversity.Hestudied,livedandworkedattheUniversityfrom1882to1918.Hebegantowriteghostandhorrorstorie
5、safterreadingthestoriesofIrishwriterSheridanLeFanu.Fromtheearly1890s,hereadoneofhisownstoriestofriendsatChristmaseveryyear.Hisgreatknowledgeofhistorygavehisstoriesanunusualamountofdetailandhisghostsseemmorereal,andaremorefrightening,thanthoseofalmostanyotherwriter.M.R.Jamesdiedin1936.vChapte
6、r1TheAsh-TreeVisitorstoCastringhamHallinSuffolkwillfinditalmostunchangedfromthedayswhenourstorytookplace.Theycanstillseethebeautifuloldhousewithitsgardensandlake.However,theonethingmissingistheash-tree,whichusedsostand,proudandtall,infrontofthehouse,itsbranchesalmosttouchingthewalls.Thisstor
7、ybeginsin1690withastrange,lonelyoldwoman.MrsMothersole,whowasfoundguiltyofbeingawitch.SirMatthewFell,theownerofCastringhamHallatthattime,describedhowsheusedtoclimbintotheash-treeoutsidehisbedroomeverytimetherewasafullmoon.Hesaidthatsheusuallycarrie
