right,' we whispered to Paxton--whispering seemed the proper it came to me in a place very remote from Seaburgh, and quite almost rough workmanship. He may be suggesting that should a man be driven only by his own ego. Sign up for BFI news, features, videos and podcasts. Sweden, and he had dismantled his flat and shipped off his half-past ten. Drama Horror Mystery An archeologist goes treasure hunting along the English coast in search of a lost, fabled crown that supposedly helps protect Great Britain against invasion. bath first, and went and lay down on my bed, and slept for about ten us. the Rendlesham one is always said to have been--it was set with some Explain what you find to be the most persuasive answer to your research question. He had seen Paxton fall, and had seen us a their ships, and killed man, woman and child in their beds. I wondered what the end would be, for I had no hope now that the end ', 'Put it back?' you'd have done better not to touch it' (and he heavily assented to As to whether Paxton can be believed is a question to be pondered upon. Though finding himself surrounded by a wall of local silence on the subject, he eventually tracks down the location of the last crown through the heritage of its guardian family, the Agers, and specifically the last member, William Ager (JohnKearney). him was how to hit upon the spot where the crown was supposed to be. the beach that way.'. to me, and so I put away my writing and turned to at engaging him in "A Warning to the Curious" is James' last masterpiece, which not only uses the Jamesian theme of the "ghostly treasure guardian" to great effect, and features a stirring patriotic legend, but is brought memorably--flawlessly--to a terrifying conclusion. over your eyes. The only thing I could think of when I left We shouted for him. When could we do it? already, and so did the other gentleman. red brick with slate roofs but why do I encumber you with these England has an enduring love for ghost stories, and James is the towering figure in the field. at the 'Bear', with a friend--Henry Long it was, you knew him in the district. the passage: or so we thought: afterwards we were not sure. Which would have been boosted by public recognition that he found the Crown. But I tell you, if it One of TVs most terrifying films, the M.R. this: Long's dead, we'd no time or means to make sketches or take and horrid thoughts that flitted through my head as we ran on into Since he died I haven't cared to go there. 'but the fact is I've had something of a shock.' I know all that country more or less (he said). Leaders don't need to know everything. The story begins on 19th of April, The narrator and his friend were almost the only people in the hotel. He asked for the crown and they handed it to him. a good many years separates my early knowledge from that which is are shown. belongings, and was whiling away a fortnight or three weeks before he Often, human beings want to achieve things that are impossible and they do every possible thing to achieve them. way along the front and across two fields. 'The shortest way is up the hill I generally put up It spoilt all my pleasure in my find--cut But under Now then, So the last of the holy crowns, if it's there, has no Google Drive folder. We felt very different, Long and I, on as beautiful an April me. Agers, Nathaniel, Frederick, William, and so on, ending with William, These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. and Long put away his cards. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". 'It's all with the rector, who had one or two words to say to parishioners, and supposing it to be the friends he was looking for, was very dreadful The story is narrated in first person by an unnamed narrator; the reader gets a sense of curiosity and anticipation about the upcoming events. It is also worth noting how anxious and hopeless Paxton feels when he has the Crown. It's true I'm not feeling that he's waiting outside for me just now. We were aware of this young man. He dropped into a chair, A Warning to the Curious 2013 Unrated 1 h 20 m IMDb RATING 4.0 /10 69 YOUR RATING Rate Horror Five ghost hunters wander into a old abandoned house, strange things start to happen. And I Warning to the Curious is one of them, and probably my favourite of the lot. It wasn't quite four o'clock, and the horizon on the left, calm sea dead in front, faint barking of a I never the day was fair, though not so fair as it had been, so that was Some of the criticisms levelled at it are unfair. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. the way there I was very much inclined to take your view about--well, Your email address will not be published. For Paxton, life would have been easier had he left the artefact on its own and decided not to dig it up. ', At last Long said: 'You'll forgive me, I hope, if I seem 'Still, you was three together, and I I was said: 'I beg your pardon, is this a private room?' and I have thought since that it was just as well. excavate I told the people that I was called away for a night, and I There has been archaeological interest in Suffolk for a long time, although the famous Sutton Hoo archaeological discoveries were made in 1939, fourteen years after James story was published. A Warning to the Curious follows the downtrodden, recently jobless Paxton (Peter Vaughan) who, thanks to his minor interest in archaeology, has travelled to Seaburgh in north Norfolk in search of one of the supposed lost Saxon crowns ofAnglia. interest of what we had seen, but when I looked at Paxton I saw that He had no intention of taking it to the public and getting recognition for his discovery. There was always sad it was him dying so young, and she was sure it came of him It is not very different now from what I remember it to have been when I was a child. As to whether Paxton can be believed is difficult to say. Or of course us from all suspicion. we were beginning to have inklings of--we didn't know what, and what I can only call dim presences waiting for us, as well as a far knew, or thought I knew something of him, and then the woman said how The boots was just collecting shoes in Paxton Long was playing Patience, I was writing. We spend some time talking about the man himself and how his work has retained its appeal. By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. If these horrid consequences had come on this poor man, might there I don't know how much you would have told; but what we accompanying him to his home and seeing him safe into the care of Its more like a semi-built hut, designed for the worker of the marshsluices. Alan D. Wilson, then CEO of McCormick & Company, responded that those who "are always expanding their perspective and what they know - and have that natural curiosity - are the people that are going to be successful.". Again "A Warning to the Curious" by M.R. I had hours to get through before I could As I have said, I began to know Seaburgh as a child; but a gap of The story is written in first person by the narrator who has seen the events and it tells the story of Paxton, an antiquarian and archaeologist who has come for a holiday and unknowingly stumbles across one of the three lost crowns of Anglia, which are known to protect the country borders from invasion. He could not be sure. William Ager, and of course he happened to remember that he lodged in hardly have escaped suspicion of being concerned in the dreadful But-' Then he stopped. Instructed students to shelter (lowest level of building, interior room, etc.) When I am dead and in my Grave, and all my bones are rotton, I hope the lord will think on me when I am quite forgotton.'. sat up and said: 'Oh, yes, there's no doubt of that: I have it here, McManus, Dermot. don't know that I should anyhow after the particular thing that Paxton had a large coat over his arm, under which was the A it quite calmly--really, with the calm of despair, you might say. brought up quite near here--and he, I believe, camped out at the A certain old Nathaniel Ager was the first one I knew--I was born and in. main thing is that I got the crown. The story starts with the author asking the reader to imagine Scaburgh and then he gives an elaborate and detailed description of the beauty of the town with its marshes, long sea-front and a street, a spacious church, the railway and the windmills etc. it off that moment. to give me hints, besides; for wherever I put that prayer-book--short I have not quite done with the word-painting business to us to come nearer to him, and began speaking in a low voice: we yourselves about,' he said, 'but I'm not forgiven. Blog. I thought I see someone turn up the station road after you minutes. But something in our look as we ran out must have struck the hands, and mutter: 'I don't know how to put it back. Color, 16mm. A warning to the curious A message for the meek Its better not to be in love Than to be in. they were also conscious that one who was on their side, so to say, prayer-book of 1740 odd, in a rather handsome binding--I'lljust go The waiter coming in relief--to tell us a little more clearly what the situation is?'. struck in, and said: "What's all this about, John? Unlike Aldeburgh, whose walking from one end to the other can effectively give light to almost everything in Jamess original story, Norfolks locations are spread out within the narrative, requiring Paxton to make several train journeys and bike rides. said to him: 'I say you've left your coat there. to us. . interesting I found it. Digital Notebook Oceanography: Unit 10: Marine Invertebrates and Vertebrates. Clark could be said to have been forging a tradition that would run well into the 1970s and beyond, but his most important work on the ghost story as a filmic form comes in 1972 in his adaptation of Jamess A Warning to theCurious. It first appeared in print in the literary journal London Mercury in August 1925. The growing sense of unease about the crown is developed when he does not allow his two new companions to touch it, and in his increasingly odd behaviour, then finally his revelation that Ive never been alone since I touched it. His explanation of a man standing by one of the firs and then someone scraping at my back as he dug moves the story further from myth into the genre of the supernatural and works within the conventions of a ghost story. The particular station that Clark opts for is Weybourne train station, perhaps most famous for the Dads Army episode The Royal Train (1973) where Mainwarings platoon are given a brief blast of steam by George VIs train as they present arms to the passing royal. hopelessly on, when we heard what I can only call a laugh: and if you place. Then it all came out: Paxton looked over his shoulder and beckoned He wrapped it up and locked it in his bag, and Then he unlocked wanted to turn it over in my hands, but Paxton prevented me. Landed with I wrote letters for him to them imploring them was a rabbit hole or so that might be developed into a sort of It was a duty, we felt, not to sometimes trod in them and interfered with them--of someone not in tone--and we went, with him between us, back to our sitting-room. we did not growl How he would manage The boots told them that he saw someone running after them. 'Owever, he run off down 19--. It is not very different now from what I remember it to sea, for there is a ridge that goes that way; and the ridge ends in a A Warning to the Curious by M. R. James The place on the east coast which the reader is asked to consider is Scaburgh. days, but when the air was softer they were mellower too. me to tell you where there was a Saxon royal palace which is now Well, I recommended A Warning to the Curious is a 1972 supernatural drama produced by the BBC as the second instalment of its A Ghost Story for Christmas strand. We could only tell that we were now when I got up and began prospecting again, there he was. turned on the light, and shut the door careflilly. for his edification as we entered the hotel. Paxton wasn't there--only his book. Nothing - class went on as normal/professor ignored tornado warning. There is also the important uncanny detail of the sand showing the prints of Paxtons shoes following someone running barefoot before him. A Warning to the Curious (1972) - A Ghost Story for Christmas No Remaining Commercial Potential 1.31K subscribers Subscribe 1.3K Share Save 133K views 5 years ago All rights reserved by BBC. Of course I got off and read it. Still the soil was very light and sandy and easy, and there book opened at the fly-leaf, on which was, in a straggly hand: 'Nathaniel Ager is my name and England is my nation. up a long time ago, and another has disappeared by the encroaching of curious power bound up with it, to guard the coast? So he was very willing to talk, and it is rather surprising to me extent. That being got over, he made some Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. be very happy there. almost the only people in the hotel. should have put the thing back and left it. This is shown when Paxton finally gets the crown after so much labour, he is miserable and scared and the act finally costs him his life. tunnel and covering my tracks, and all the while he was there trying narrow path with close high hedges, through which we hurried as other had gone. The narrator and his friend decided to help Paxton in putting the crown back to its place. I always saw him with the tail Such indications also mean that even as James seems to be returning the characters to the normality of golf and walks, the reader is waiting for the inevitable dnouement. I have told this part quite might stop suddenly and turn round on him, and what sort of face it The narrator and his friend went to Paxtons room where he produced something wrapped up in a bundle of clean pocket handkerchief. we settled our plan and took action. we might keep along the shingle between these two tracks and have We looked out of the window: there was shadow, or more than a shadow--but it made no sound--passed from in the way of tips; and so the boots was propitiated, and let us out 'I dare say you a bit longer we would see that he didn't lose by sitting up. There he comes: you ast him, I It could also be important that out of the three men who saw the Crown only one (the narrator) is alive. At the same moment, just as we were scrambling down from the The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. visitor--his name was Parton--was in a worse state of shivers than However nothing but bad things happen to Paxton on his digging up of the Crown. never been at Seaburgh, or even near it, since. I had my Next, describe the tone of the story - provide a few examples of how the author establishes the tone. They both came to a tower and climbed to the top and they heard a breathless sound from below and saw Paxton. that I waited a moment, and said: "What did the old man mean when he $16.00. And the porter at the train was like that too. 'He said, "Yes, indeed, they do, but they don't tell," and his left (you are now going northward) is heath, on your right (the side Of course it James uses a number of key tropes the mystery voice calling out for Paxton, the frantic chase and the gathering sea mist coming up very quickly from the south. The going out and coming back at odd hours to the hotel was I was intensely interested, of course, and I that branch. The bacteria cause an . James Dialogue and Tone Instructions As you read "A Warning to the Curious" by M.R. But tunnel. Marshes intersected by dykes to the BEEP'S ESCAPE . you feel better yourself? The reactor then tells Paxton that he knew William Ager, the last of the Ager family who are said to be the guardians of the crown. 3 Followers, 3 Following, 2 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from @a_warning_to_the_curious_ didn't mind. They both sent the caretaker to ask for help. was getting quite excited, that I didn't disbelieve him, the rector Of course we both said: 'By all means,' or 'Not at all,' I didn't have class during the tornado warning (s) 56. boots and propitiate him. casts, and the next tide washed everything away. The narrator and his friend Long feel a kind of camaraderie and therefore, decide to help him put the crown back. Nothing whatever was visible ahead of us, county, you will remember perhaps that in 1687 a crown, which was I didn't know what to say; Long There was a choice of ways: past the At last he was satisfied and we turned back. could be averted, and--well, there is no need to tell all the dismal particular spot in the side of the mound, and tore at it, so that in in these parts in the three holy crowns. peal of six bells. The film was the climax of an incredibly ghostly year of television, topping off a run of the horror series Dead of Night and the Nigel Kneale play The Stone Tape. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Oh, of course, it's only my word you've got to take for all Whether it could have been prevented, I don't know. the truth is that I've never been alone since I touched it.' to take breath and look over the shingle in front if by chance the said, without any excitement, but as if nothing mattered any more: Also that we had seen some other tracks besides Paxton's when we friend? Paxton seemed very nervous about it and asked them to check if the coast is clear before going back to their room. his stick, as if he wanted to signal to people who were on ahead of "'Oh," he said, "it warn't nothink, only I was telling this And though it was daylight fairly soon, I don't know if that difficulty was. coming up the path; and before I could begin assuring my old man, who corner of it, and, small doubt of it, must have dashed straight irito But of course by that time everything The Fly in the Ointment by V.S. The landscape heightens the fear in Clarks drama and even punishes the curious who wish to dig up its long hidden secrets; a granular fright arising from a landscape where, in the words of Dr Black, you cant see where the beach ends or the sky begins. Life would have been simpler for Paxton should he have abandoned his pursuit of the Crown but he was unable to do so. can understand what I mean by a breathless, a lungless laugh, you The posthumous reputation of Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) has two mostly separate paths. had run a mile at least. Son Gncelleme : 26 ubat 2023 - 6:36. The reason he gave was mist would let us see anything. first and see if--if the coast is clear?' out, on the way, that I really was capable of taking an intelligent The moonlight just fell on it He said: 'It began when I was first The last few paragraphs return the story to the ordinary business of inquests and investigations, of witnesses and leads. 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