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EPISODE 5: TWO WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT THE PAST

29m · Preternatural Investigations · 20 Sep 10:42

In which an examination of M.R. James’ approach to writing ghost stories leads to a distinction between two ways of thinking about the past, the…

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