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Lost Hearts

by M. R. James · first published 1904

"Lost Hearts" is a ghost story by British writer M. R. James, originally published in The Pall Mall Magazine in 1895, and later collected in his books Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904) and The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James (1931). Set in nineteenth century Lincolnshire, it concerns an occult ritual and supernatural vengeance. It has been adapted many times, including a 1966 episode of Mystery and Imagination, a 1973 episode of A Ghost Story for Christmas, and a 2018 film adaptation.

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