| "A Warning to the Curious" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by M. R. James | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror |
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| Publication date | 1925 |
"A Warning to the Curious" is a ghost story by British writer M. R. James, included in his book A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories first published in 1925. The tale tells the story of Paxton, an antiquarian and archaeologist who holidays in "Seaburgh" (a disguised version of Aldeburgh, Suffolk) and inadvertently stumbles across one of the three lost crowns of East Anglia, which legendarily protect the country from invasion. Upon digging up the crown, Paxton is stalked by its supernatural guardian. Written a few years after the end of the First World War, "A Warning to the Curious" ranks as one of M. R. James's bleakest stories.[1]
- ^ Parry, Robert Lloyd (2012). MR James' 'The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral' and 'A Warning to the Curious'. British Film Institute.