Montague Rhodes James

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Montague Rhodes James

Eight classic, creepy, eerie, bloodcurdling, and unforgettable ghost stories by master storyteller M. R. James: Canon Alberic's Scrap-BookLost HeartsThe Mezzotint, The Ash-Tree, Number 13, Count Magnus, 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad', and The Treasure of Abbot Thomas"Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" was published in 1904, some of the stories had previously appeared in magazines. Montague Rhodes James (1862 - 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 (1913-15). James is best remembered for his ghost stories, which some regard as 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"