`LOST HEARTS` By M.R.James #audiobook #ghoststories
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`LOST HEARTS` By M.R.James #audiobook #ghoststories

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“Lost Hearts” by M. R. James is a chilling ghost story originally published in 1895.
The tale revolves around Stephen Elliott, a young orphan boy. He is invited to stay with his much older cousin, Mr. Abney, at the remote country mansion of Aswarby Hall in Lincolnshire. Mr. Abney is a reclusive scholar obsessed with magico-religious practices from late antiquity, seeking occult powers and immortality.

As Stephen settles into Aswarby Hall, he begins experiencing unsettling visions. These visions involve a young gipsy girl and a travelling Italian boy, who appear to be missing their hearts. The mystery deepens as Stephen delves into Mr. Abney’s dark interests.

Mr Abney’s scholarship spans various belief systems, including Neoplatonism, the mystery religions of late antiquity (such as Mithraism and Orphism), and the mystical system of alchemy. He even attributes a magical ritual involving the absorption of calcined hearts from three children to obtain occult powers. References to figures like Hermes Trismegistus and the biblical magician Simon Magus add to the eerie atmosphere.

In this tale of mystery and malevolence, Stephen is caught in a web of ancient secrets and forbidden knowledge, where lost hearts take on a haunting significance.
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Introduction music:
Dramatic Atmosphere with Piano and Violin
UNIVERSFIELD
https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-dramatic-atmosphere-with-piano-and-violin-143149/
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