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The plot is set in motion when a vacationing antiquary named Davidson finds out that there is a large country house with an interesting chapel that he can visit nearby. Davidson finds out that, although the housekeeper's wife always closes the eight copies of the Book of Common Prayer in the chapel and covers them with a cloth, she always finds all of the books open at the same page the next time she goes into the chapel. This is in spite of the fact that there is only one door to the chapel, the door is always kept locked and the housekeeper's wife has the only key, and the building's windows are barred. The page at which the books are always found open has frightening curses written on it. Davidson later realizes that the copies of the Book of Common Prayer in the chapel are extremely un

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  • The Uncommon Prayer-book
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  • The plot is set in motion when a vacationing antiquary named Davidson finds out that there is a large country house with an interesting chapel that he can visit nearby. Davidson finds out that, although the housekeeper's wife always closes the eight copies of the Book of Common Prayer in the chapel and covers them with a cloth, she always finds all of the books open at the same page the next time she goes into the chapel. This is in spite of the fact that there is only one door to the chapel, the door is always kept locked and the housekeeper's wife has the only key, and the building's windows are barred. The page at which the books are always found open has frightening curses written on it. Davidson later realizes that the copies of the Book of Common Prayer in the chapel are extremely un
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  • The plot is set in motion when a vacationing antiquary named Davidson finds out that there is a large country house with an interesting chapel that he can visit nearby. Davidson finds out that, although the housekeeper's wife always closes the eight copies of the Book of Common Prayer in the chapel and covers them with a cloth, she always finds all of the books open at the same page the next time she goes into the chapel. This is in spite of the fact that there is only one door to the chapel, the door is always kept locked and the housekeeper's wife has the only key, and the building's windows are barred. The page at which the books are always found open has frightening curses written on it. Davidson later realizes that the copies of the Book of Common Prayer in the chapel are extremely unusual, and therefore highly valuable, because they were printed at a time when the use of the book was illegal in England. At his hotel, Davidson meets an antique book dealer who calls himself Homberger (it is later revealed that he also uses the names Henderson and Poschwitz). In spite of his name and his foreign accent, Homberger claims to be English. Davidson dislikes the man. Some months later, Homberger steals the unusual prayer books from the chapel. When Davidson finds out about this, he begins to plan how he can bring the criminal to justice. This turns out to be unnecessary, however, because a ghostly being takes revenge on Homberger first. It has been suggested that the character of Homberger/Henderson/Poschwitz is an anti-Semitic stereotype. It is however, far from certain that M.R. James intended the character to be Jewish.
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