James, was an English author, medieval scholar and provost of Kings. Contents: CANON ALBERIC'S SCRAP-BOOK LOST HEARTS THE MEZZOTINT THE ASH-TREE NUMBER 13 COUNT MAGNUS THE TREASURE OF ABBOT THOMAS A SCHOOL STORY THE ROSE GARDEN THE STALLS OF BARCHESTER CATHEDRAL THE DIARY OF MR. Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936), who used the publication name M.R. Williams, the curator of a university art museum receives a mezzotint from an art. Lovecraft was an admirer of James's work, extolling the stories as the peak of the ghost story form in his essay 'Supernatural Horror in Literature'. The ghost stories of Montague Rhodes James have been unnerving and. Accordingly, he is known as the originator of the 'antiquarian ghost story'. However, his protagonists and plots tend to reflect his own antiquarian interests.

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. Montague Rhodes James is best remembered for his ghost stories, which some consider among the best in the genre. 'Casting the Runes' is one of his most famous tales, and was adapted into a film in 1958. Many of these stories are time-tested classics. James was a prolific and hugely successful author, now credited with having redefined the ghost story for the 20th century by abandoning many of the formal Gothic clichs of his predecessors and using more realistic contemporary settings. Quite a lot of people not fans of Mark’s adaptations. James Appreciation Society facebook page. There was a decidedly mixed reaction on the M, R. James is an omnibus collection of ghost stories. James story to be adapted and directed by Mark Gatiss for television.

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