They track down Karswell a day before the curse is set to kill Dunning and manage to return the runes to him. They deduce that the curse, once cast, will cause the bearer to die in three months. Harrington's brother helps Dunning to discover that Karswell cursed both men by slipping them a piece of paper with some runes on it. He learns that Harrington also reviewed Karswell's work and died in a freak accident not long after. Afterwards he begins seeing the name John Harrington displayed wherever he goes. At the beginning of the story he has recently reviewed The Truth of Alchemy by a Mr. Edward Dunning is a researcher for the British Museum.
It was first published in 1911 as the fourth story in More Ghost Stories, which was James' second collection of ghost stories. " Casting the Runes" is a short story written by the English writer M.R. Book.The Abbeville church where the story's antagonist met his justice This collection contains: Canon Alberic's Scrapbook Lost Hearts The Mezzotint The Ash Tree Number 13 Count Magnus Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad Treasure of Abbot Thomas School Story Rose Garden Tractate Middoth Casting the Runes Stalls of Barchester Cathedral Martin's Close Mr Humphreys and His Inheritance Residence at Whitminster Diary of Mr Paynter An Episode of Cathedral History Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance Two Doctors Haunted Dolls' House Uncommon Prayer Book Neighbour's Landmark View from a Hill Warning to the Curious Evenings Enchantment There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard Rats After Dark in the Playing Fields Wailing Well and Stories I have Tried to Write. The cover features Moonlight Walk by John Atkinson Grimshaw.
Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine and a faint crease on the front cover no interior markings. First thus - first appearance in this format: black spined edition.
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