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The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral

"The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral"
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Author M.R. James
Country England
Language English
Genre(s) Horror short story

"The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" is the fifth story in the second collection of ghost stories published by M. R. James, More Ghost Stories.

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.

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


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