Martin's Close
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| Author | M.R. James |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror short story |
"Martin's Close" is the sixth story in the second collection of ghost stories published by M. R. James, More Ghost Stories.
Synopsis
The story is presented as a report of a trial in the year 1684, before Judge Jeffreys. Squire Martin has been accused of murdering a young girl named Ann Clark that he had been having a one-sided romance with. The prosecution presents a case that Martin murdered Ann Clark, because she ruined a good marriage proposal for him. During the trial an event is described in which Martin acted in a guilty manner when confronted with a possible apparition of the girl. In the end Martin is found guilty of the crime, despite his attempt to have the case dismissed on a legal technicality, he is sentenced to death.[1]
References
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External links
The full text of Martin's Close at Wikisource- Full text of "Martin's Close"
Martin's Close public domain audiobook at LibriVox- A Podcast to the Curious: Episode 14 - Martin's Close
