M.R. James
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 formal Gothic clichés of his predecessors and using more realistic contemporary settings. However, his protagonists and plots tend to reflect his own antiquarian interests. Accordingly, he is known as the originator of the "antiquarian ghost story".
Known for
WritingBirthday
August 1, 1862Deathday
June 12, 1936Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
18Place of birth
Dover, Kent, EnglandAlso known as
Montague Rhodes JamesCrew credits
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
Short StoryThe Stalls of Barchester
Short StoryA View from a Hill
Short StoryLost Hearts
Short StoryThe Tractate Middoth
Short StoryNumber 13
Short StoryLost Hearts
Short StoryMartin's Close
Short StoryWhistle and I'll Come to You
Short StoryA Warning to the Curious
Short StoryWhistle and I'll Come to You
Short StoryMr. Humphreys and His Inheritance
Short StoryWhistle and I'll Come to You!
Short StoryNight of the Demon
Short StoryThe Ash Tree
Short StoryCasting the Runes
Short StoryCount Magnus
Original StoryThe Treasure of Abbot Thomas
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