A Thin Ghost and Others
Included in this volume of M. R. James's ghostly stories are "The Residence at Whitminster," "The Diary of Mr. Poynter," "An Episode of Cathedral History," "The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance," and "Two Doctors."
Contents:
- The Diary of Mr. Poynter
- The Residence at Whitminster
- Two Doctors
- An Episode of Cathedral History
- The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance
M. R. James
Montague Rhodes James, OM, MA, (1862–1936), who used the publication name M. R. James, was a noted British mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918) and of Eton College (1918–1936). He is best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature. One of James' most important achievements was to redefine the ghost story for the new century by dispensing with many of the formal gothic trappings of his predecessors, and replacing them with more realistic contemporary settings.
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