The Mezzotint

"The Mezzotint"
Short story by M.R. James
"The Mezzotint" was published in Ghost Stories of an Antiquary in 1904
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CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror
Publication
Published inGhost Stories of an Antiquary
PublisherEdward Arnold
Media typePrint (hardback)
Publication date1904

"The Mezzotint" is a ghost story by English writer M. R. James, included in his 1904 collection Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. It concerns a mezzotint that shows a changing picture depicting a historical crime. It has been adapted many times, including episodes of 13 Demon Street (1959), CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1978), Spine Chillers (1980), and A Ghost Story for Christmas (2021).