{"product_id":"the-story-of-a-disappearance-and-an-appearance-a-ghost-story-for-christmas-9781771963701","title":"The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance: A Ghost Story for Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorld-renowned illustrator Seth returns with three new Christmas ghost stories for 2020.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter receiving word that his Uncle Henry has gone missing, W.R. travels to his town to join in the search, but soon suspects his uncle is already dead. After an unusual encounter with a traveling salesman, W.R. has a nightmare about a terrifying puppet show--and a ghostly clergyman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMontague Rhodes James was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905-18), and of Eton College (1918-36). He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1913-15). He is best remembered for his ghost stories, which some regard as among the best in the genre, and is known as the originator of the antiquarian ghost story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeth is the cartoonist behind the comic-book series \u003cem\u003ePalookaville\u003c\/em\u003e, which started in the stone age as a pamphlet and is now a semi-annual hardcover. His comics have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBest American Comics\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney's Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e. His illustrations have appeared in numerous publications including the cover of the\u003cem\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCanadian Notes \u0026amp; Queries\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the subject of a recent documentary from the National Film Board of Canada, \u003cem\u003eSeth's Dominion\u003c\/em\u003e. Seth lives in Guelph, Ontario, with his wife Tania and their two cats in an old house he has named \"Inkwell's End.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50650275578130,"sku":"9781771963701","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7d5b4c24-bfe2-47e0-9a83-c60d32ac3441.jpg?v=1733285054","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-story-of-a-disappearance-and-an-appearance-a-ghost-story-for-christmas-9781771963701","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}