About “Lost Hearts”
"Lost Hearts" is a ghost story by British writer M. R. James, first published in The Pall Mall Magazine in 1895. It was later included in his collections Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904) and The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James (1931). The story takes place in nineteenth century Lincolnshire and involves an occult ritual and supernatural revenge. It has been adapted multiple times, including a 1966 episode of Mystery and Imagination, a 1973 episode of A Ghost Story for Christmas, and a 2018 film version. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- First published
- 1904