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For the Maroon leader, see Montague James. Montague Rhodes James OM FBA (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936) was an English medievalist scholar and author who served as provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918), and of Eton College (1918–1936) as well as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1913–1915).
Biografia. M. R. James nasceu em Kent, filho de um clérigo. O escritor nunca casou. Realizou seus estudos em Cambridge, onde passou a maior parte de sua vida adulta. Ainda que seus trabalhos mais conhecidos sejam as histórias de fantasma, James já publicava artigos científicos na área da paleografia desde a década de 1890 ...
19 de mai. de 2021 · M. R. James, era, sob muitos aspectos o típico intelectual e gentleman inglês do fim da Era Vitoriana: professor de Estudos Medievais, diretor do King’s College, e vice-diretor da Universidade de Cambridge, Anglicano devoto e um conservador apoiador da hegemonia da Coroa Britânica.
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James is an omnibus collection of ghost stories by English author M. R. James', published in 1931, bringing together all but four of his ghost stories (which had yet to be published).
- M. R. James, Darryl Jones
- 1931
M. R. James was a master of the antiquarian ghost story, using objects from the past to unnerve his readers. Discover his 10 greatest tales, from 'Lost Hearts' to 'The Mezzotint', and why they are worth reading.
31 de out. de 2016 · Learn about the life and works of M. R. James, the finest writer of ghost stories in the English language. Discover his academic achievements, his interest in the past, and his conservative views.
As a scholar in Medieval Studies M. R. James published countless works on medieval manuscripts and church history, but, perhaps most of all to his surprise, he is better known today for his ghost stories.
