M. R. James
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- Born
- 1 Aug 1862
- Died
- 12 Jun 1936
- Works
- 256
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- The sculptured bosses in the roof of the Bauchun Chapel of Our Lady of Pity in Norwich Cathedral
- The Dublin Apocalypse
- The ancient libraries of Canterbury and Dover
- The apocryphal New Testament
- On fine art as applied to the illustration of the Bible in the ninth and five following centuries exemplified chiefly by Cambridge mss
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Montague Rhodes James OM FBA 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 (1913–15). James is best remembered for his ghost stories, which some consider among the best in the genre. He redefined the ghost story for the new century by abandoning many of the…
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- M.R. James: Supernatural Storyteller — Self2004
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Montague Rhodes James, OM, MA, (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936), who used the publication name M. R. James, was a British mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918) and of Eton College (1918–1936). He is best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature. One of James' most important achievements was to redefine the ghost story for the new century by dispensing with many of the formal gothic trappings of his predece
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- Born
- 1 August 1862
- Died
- 12 June 1936
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- Family name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Dover
- Place of death
- Eton
- Occupation
- translator
- Employer
- Eton College
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- MRJames1900.jpg
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1862 births1936 deaths20th-century English writersAlumni of King's College, CambridgeBritish ghost story writersBritish medievalistsBritish weird fiction writersCorresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy of AmericaDirectors of the Fitzwilliam MuseumEnglish antiquariansEnglish bibliographersEnglish fantasy writers