The Diary Of Mr Poynter
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The Diary Of Mr Poynter
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Author : M.R James
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
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The Diary Of Mr Poynter Fantasy And Horror Classics
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Author : M. R. James
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2016-01-15
The Diary Of Mr Poynter Fantasy And Horror Classics written by M. R. James and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-15 with Fiction categories.
M. R. James was born in Kent, England in 1862. James came to writing fiction relatively late, not publishing his first collection of short stories – Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904) – until the age of 42. Modern scholars now see James as having redefined the ghost story for the 20th century and he is seen as the founder of the 'antiquarian ghost story'. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions with a brand new introductory biography of the author.
The Diary Of Mr Poynter
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Author : M. R. James
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-10-06
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Montague Rhodes James OM, MA, FBA (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936), who used the publication name M. R. James, was an English author, medievalist 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 regarded as among the best in the genre. James 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, James's protagonists and plots tend to reflect his own antiquarian interests. Accordingly, he is known as the originator of the "antiquarian ghost story".James was born in Goodnestone Parsonage, near Dover in Kent, England, although his parents had associations with Aldeburgh in Suffolk. From the age of three (1865) until 1909 his home, if not always his residence, was at the Rectory in Great Livermere, Suffolk. This had also been the childhood home of another eminent Suffolk antiquary, "Honest Tom" Martin (1696–1771) "of Palgrave." Several of his ghost stories are set in Suffolk, including "'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'" (Felixstowe), "A Warning to the Curious" (Aldeburgh), "Rats" and "A Vignette" (Great Livermere). He lived for many years, first as an undergraduate, then as a don and provost, at King's College, Cambridge, where he was also a member of the Pitt Club. The university provides settings for several of his tales. Apart from medieval subjects, James studied the classics and appeared very successfully in a staging of Aristophanes' play The Birds, with music by Hubert Parry. His ability as an actor was also apparent when he read his new ghost stories to friends at Christmas time.In September 1873 he arrived as a boarder at Temple Grove School, one of the leading boys' preparatory schools of the day.James is best known for his ghost stories, but his work as a medievalist scholar was prodigious and remains highly respected in scholarly circles. Indeed, the success of his stories was founded on his antiquarian talents and knowledge. His discovery of a manuscript fragment led to excavations in the ruins of the abbey at Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, in 1902, in which the graves of several twelfth-century abbots described by Jocelyn de Brakelond (a contemporary chronicler) were rediscovered, having been lost since the Dissolution. His 1917 edition of the Latin Lives of Saint Aethelberht, king and martyr (English Historical Review 32), remains authoritative.He catalogued many of the manuscript libraries of the Cambridge colleges. Among his other scholarly works, he wrote The Apocalypse in Art, which placed illuminated Apocalypse manuscripts into families. He also translated the New Testament Apocrypha and contributed to the Encyclopaedia Biblica (1903). His ability to wear his learning lightly is apparent in his Suffolk and Norfolk (Dent, 1930), in which a great deal of knowledge is presented in a popular and accessible form, and in Abbeys (Great Western Railway, 1925).James also achieved a great deal during his directorship of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge (1893–1908). He managed to secure a large number of important paintings and manuscripts, including notable portraits by Titian.James was Provost of Eton College from 1918 to 1936. He died in 1936 and was buried in Eton town cemetery.
The Collected Ghost Stories
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Author : M. R. James
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-08-01
The Collected Ghost Stories written by M. R. James and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-01 with Fiction categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Collected Ghost Stories" by M. R. James. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Four Ghost Stories
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Author : M. R. James
language : en
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Release Date : 2017
Four Ghost Stories written by M. R. James and has been published by Penn State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Ghost stories categories.
A collection of four stories of the supernatural by early twentieth-century medievalist and antiquarian M. R. James, exemplifying how James redefined the ghost story and how his connection to academia, antiquities, and medievalism inspired and informed his fiction.
The Anthology Of Ghost Stories Of M R James Tales Of Horror And Mystery Illustrated
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Author : M. R. James
language : en
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Release Date : 2022-01-18
The Anthology Of Ghost Stories Of M R James Tales Of Horror And Mystery Illustrated written by M. R. James and has been published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-18 with Fiction categories.
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James is an omnibus collection of ghost stories. Many of these stories are time-tested classics. Montague Rhodes 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". H. P. 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". 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. POYNTER AN EPISODE OF CATHEDRAL HISTORY THE STORY OF A DISAPPEARANCE AND AN APPEARANCE AN EVENING’S ENTERTAINMENT A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS A NEIGHBOUR’S LANDMARK THE UNCOMMON PRAYER-BOOK THE HAUNTED DOLLS’ HOUSE WAILING WELL THERE WAS A MAN DWELT BY A CHURCHYARD RATS AFTER DARK IN THE PLAYING FIELDS THE EXPERIMENT THE MALICE OF INANIMATE OBJECTS A VIGNETTE
Complete Ghost Stories
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Author : M. R. James
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2017-01-26
Complete Ghost Stories written by M. R. James and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-26 with Fiction categories.
The art of telling a ghost story is a refined one, and Montague Rhodes James was a master of the genre. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition features an afterword by author and playwright David Stuart Davies. He draws the reader into a narrative that at first seems innocuous, but which becomes darker and darker by gentle turns until he transfixes you with his prose, creating the most unforgettable, alarming and frightening images. Complete Ghost Stories by M. R. James contains all his timeless masterpieces from the four collections of his eerie tales: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904), More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1911), A Thin Ghost and Others (1919), and A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925).
Complete Ghost Stories
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Author : Montague Rhodes James
language : en
Publisher: Collector's Library
Release Date : 2007
Complete Ghost Stories written by Montague Rhodes James and has been published by Collector's Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Fiction categories.
.0000000000In another infinitesimal flash he had taken it in. Pale, dusky skin, covering nothing but bones and tendons of appalling strength; coarse black hairs, longer than ever grew on a human hand; nails rising from the ends of the fingers and curving sharply down and forward, grey horny and wrinkled. He flew out of his chair with deadly inconceivable terror at his heart.The art of telling a ghost story is a refined one and Montague Rhodes James was a master of it. With gentle cunning, he draws the reader into a narrative that at first seems innocuous but which by gentle turns becomes darker and darker until he transfixes you with his prose, creating the most unforgettable, alarming and frightening images. This volume contains all his timeless masterpieces from the four collections of his eerie tales: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904), More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1911), A Thin Ghost and Others (1919), A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925)."With an Afterword by David Stuart Davies.
A Thin Ghost And Others
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Author : M. R. James
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2019-11-19
A Thin Ghost And Others written by M. R. James and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-19 with Fiction categories.
"A Thin Ghost and Others" is a horror short story collection by British writer M. R. James. It contains five stories, including "The Residence at Whitminster," "The Diary of Mr. Poynter," "An Episode of Cathedral History," "The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance," "Two Doctors."
Delphi Complete Works Of M R James Illustrated
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Author : M. R. James
language : en
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Release Date : 2013-11-17
Delphi Complete Works Of M R James Illustrated written by M. R. James and has been published by Delphi Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-17 with Fiction categories.
M. R. James entirely redefined the ghost story for the modern reader. Abandoning many of the formal Gothic clichés of his predecessors, he chose instead realistic contemporary settings, whilst blending his esoteric interest in antiquarian subjects to fashion his own inimitable tales of horror. For the first time in publishing history, Delphi Classics presents the complete fictional works of M. R. James, as well offering every published work that James produced for the general reader. This comprehensive eBook offers numerous illustrations, informative introductions, rare texts and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to James’ life and works * Concise introductions to the short story collections and other texts * ALL the story collections, with individual contents tables * Includes rare uncollected ghost stories often missed out of collections * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works such as GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the ghost stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * All of James’ translations of Hans Christian Andersen’s stories * Many rare non fiction works appear here for the first time in digital publishing history * Even includes the two rare guide books written by James – first time in digital print * Includes James’ rare memoir – explore the author’s personal experiences * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Short Story Collections GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY MORE GHOST STORIES A THIN GHOST AND OTHERS A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS AND OTHER GHOST STORIES THE COLLECTED GHOST STORIES OF M. R. JAMES UNCOLLECTED STORIES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Children’s Books THE FIVE JARS FORTY-TWO STORIES BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN The Non-Fiction HENRY THE SIXTH: A REPRINT OF JOHN BLACMAN’S MEMOIR THE WANDERINGS AND HOMES OF MANUSCRIPTS HELPS FOR STUDENTS OF HISTORY OLD TESTAMENT LEGENDS PROLOGUE TO LE FANU’S MADAM CROWL’S GHOST AND OTHER TALES OF MYSTERY THE APOCRYPHAL NEW TESTAMENT INTRODUCTION TO ‘GHOSTS AND MARVELS’ (1924) SOME REMARKS ON GHOST STORIES GHOSTS — TREAT THEM GENTLY! The Guidebooks ABBEYS SUFFOLK AND NORFOLK The Memoir ETON AND KING’S: RECOLLECTIONS, MOSTLY TRIVIAL, 1875-1925 Contents Of The Us Version: Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, later stories and some non-fiction works are not included. The Short Story Collections GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY MORE GHOST STORIES A THIN GHOST AND OTHERS A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS AND OTHER GHOST STORIES The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER The Children’s Novella THE FIVE JARS The Non-Fiction HENRY THE SIXTH: A REPRINT OF JOHN BLACMAN’S MEMOIR THE WANDERINGS AND HOMES OF MANUSCRIPTS HELPS FOR STUDENTS OF HISTORY OLD TESTAMENT LEGENDS PROLOGUE TO LE FANU’S MADAM CROWL’S GHOST AND OTHER TALES OF MYSTERY The Guidebooks ABBEYS SUFFOLK AND NORFOLK The Memoir ETON AND KING’S: RECOLLECTIONS, MOSTLY TRIVIAL, 1875-1925