The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral
| "The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by M. R. James | |
"The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" was collected in More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary in 1910 | |
| Text available at Wikisource | |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror |
| Publication | |
| Published in | The Contemporary Review |
| Publication date | 1910 |
"The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral" is a ghost story by British writer M. R. James, first published in The Contemporary Review in 1910, and collected in James' books More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1910) and The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James (1931). It concerns carvings on a prayer desk in Barchester Cathedral which result in supernatural vengeance. It was adapted for television by BBC1 in 1971 as part of its series A Ghost Story for Christmas and by BBC Scotland in 2000 as part of its Christopher Lee's Ghost Stories For Christmas, and for radio by BBC Radio 4 in 2018.