About

Known credits:
18
Birthday:
1862-08-01
Place of birth:
Dover, Kent, England
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M.R. James

Overview

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

Writing
2022 Count Magnus Writing Original Story N/A
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2021 A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint Writing Short Story 59
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2019 Martin's Close Writing Short Story 59
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2013 The Tractate Middoth Writing Short Story 59
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2010 Whistle and I'll Come to You Writing Short Story 59
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2007 Lost Hearts Writing Short Story 59
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2006 Number 13 Writing Short Story 58
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2005 A View from a Hill Writing Short Story 59
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1979 Casting the Runes Writing Short Story 59
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1976 Mr. Humphreys and His Inheritance Writing Short Story 59
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1975 The Ash Tree Writing Short Story 58
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1974 The Treasure of Abbot Thomas Writing Short Story 59
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1973 Lost Hearts Writing Short Story 58
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1972 A Warning to the Curious Writing Short Story 59
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1971 The Stalls of Barchester Writing Short Story 59
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1968 Whistle and I'll Come to You Writing Short Story 59
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1957 Night of the Demon Writing Short Story 62
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1956 Whistle and I'll Come to You! Writing Short Story N/A
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