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M. R. James

Montague Rhodes James (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). James's scholarly work is still highly regarded, but he is best remembered for his ghost…

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Alma mater
King's College, Cambridge
Born
Montague Rhodes James (1862-08-01)1 August 1862 Goodnestone, Kent, England
Died
12 June 1936(1936-06-12) (aged 73) Eton, Buckinghamshire, England
Genres
Horror · ghost stories
Occupations
Author, scholar
Pen name
M. R. James

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related to Further reading · 77
M. R. James → An Informal Portrait, Ash-Tree Press, Barbara Roden, Black Dog Books, Blackwood, Bleiler, Bloom, Book, Boulder CO, British Horror, Bungay, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Christopher Roden, Clive, Clive Bloom, Count Magnus, Cox, Creepers, Dark Devotions
related to External links · 38
M. R. James → Anthony Lane, Arts, Canada, Chris Halton, Dark Academia, Door, Faded Page, Fright Nights, Ghosts, Great Livermere, IMDb, Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseM, James, James FBA, James's, James-related, Joshua Grasso, LibriVox, MediumGreat Thinkers, Montague Rhodes
related to Reception and influence · 35
M. R. James → Another, Antiquary, Bazaar, Bleiler, Casting, Clark Ashton Smith, David Langford, England, February, For, Ghost Stories, In, In The Great Railway, James, James's, Klein, Literature, London Mercury, Lovecraft, Manly Wade Wellman
related to Adaptations · 9
M. R. James → Casting, Curse, Demon, Jacques Tourneur, James, Night, Runes, There, US
related to Children's books · 5
M. R. James → As, Forty-Two Stories, Hans Christian Andersen, James, The Five Jars
Genres · 2
M. R. James → ghost stories, Horror
Alma mater · 1
M. R. James → King's College, Cambridge
Born · 1
M. R. James → Montague Rhodes James (1862-08-01)1 August 1862 Goodnestone, Kent, England
Died · 1
M. R. James → 12 June 1936(1936-06-12) (aged 73) Eton, Buckinghamshire, England
Occupations · 1
M. R. James → Author, scholar

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M. R. JamesGenresghost stories1.00infobox
M. R. JamesOccupationsAuthor, scholar1.00infobox
M. R. JamesPen nameM. R. James1.00infobox
M. R. Jamesrelated to AdaptationsThere0.60section
M. R. Jamesrelated to AdaptationsJames0.60section
M. R. Jamesrelated to AdaptationsCasting0.60section
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M. R. Jamesrelated to AdaptationsJacques Tourneur0.60section

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