The Mezzotint
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"The Mezzotint" is a classic ghost story by English writer M. R. James, centered on a sinister, ever-changing engraving that reveals a haunting supernatural narrative.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost story
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short story ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | M. R. James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralObject | mezzotint engraving ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Arthur Francis
NERFINISHED
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Mr. Thomson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor Binks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Ghost Stories of an Antiquary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio drama adaptation
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television adaptation ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTitleWordplay | reference to mezzotint printmaking technique ⓘ |
| includedIn | collected editions of M. R. James’s ghost stories ⓘ |
| inCollection | Ghost Stories of an Antiquary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later haunted object stories ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Edwardian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | English ghost story ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | ever-changing picture ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
subtle, understated narration
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use of a changing picture as a horror device ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | M. R. James ghost stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
figure crawling across a lawn in the engraving
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image changes between viewings ⓘ kidnapping of a child depicted in the print ⓘ |
| protagonistName | Mr. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | museum curator ⓘ |
| publicationType | collection inclusion ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| publisher | Edward Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
art and the supernatural
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occult phenomena ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
encroaching terror
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haunted artwork ⓘ supernatural revenge ⓘ |
| tone |
eerie
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restrained ⓘ |
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