Mr James | search
Click here to view Mr James news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- The Restless Ghost Stories of M. R. James ‹ Literary HubDecember 15, 2020. M.R. James, the noted antiquarian and celebrated writer of ghost stories, rests quietly today in a graveyard. It is not an oft-visited place, being a little out of the way and adjacent to the crumbling, residential walls of Eton College in Windsor.
- A Very Short Biography of M. R. James – Interesting LiteratureMany people regard M. R. James (1862-1936) as the finest writer of ghost stories in the English language. How did he come to write such highly regarded tales? In this post we offer a very short biography of M. R. James, focusing on the most curious or eye-catching aspects of his life.
- M. R. James - WikipediaKing's College, Cambridge. Genre. Horror. ghost stories. Montague Rhodes James OM FBA (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936) was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918), and of Eton College (1918–1936). He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1913–1915).
- 10 of the Best Ghost Stories of M. R. James - Interesting Literature1. ‘ Lost Hearts ’. This was only the second ghost story James wrote, but it remains one of his very best – as well as one of his most unsettling. It’s unusual in having not a donnish scholar or collector as its protagonist (a James staple) but a young orphan boy, Stephen, who is sent to stay with is cousin, an ageing recluse named Mr Abney.
- M.R. James (Author of Collected Ghost Stories) - GoodreadsM.R. James. Montague Rhodes James, who used the publication name M.R. James, was a noted English mediaeval scholar & provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–18) & of Eton College (1918–36). He's best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature.
More
