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Montague Rhodes James

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Montague Rhodes James (1862–1936) was an English medievalist, cataloguer and author best known for his finely crafted ghost stories. He combined scholarly settings with understated prose to create enduring supernatural tales.

Born August 1, 1862 (Goodnestone Parsonage) and died June 12, 1936. Known as a medievalist and cataloguer of manuscripts, a translator of Andersen, and the author of classic ghost-story collections including Ghost Stories of an Antiquary and The Collected Ghost Stories.

M.R. James (1862–1936) was an English medievalist and the author of influential ghost stories. Reviews praise his understated style, scholarly settings and inventive, often grotesque apparitions. His work bridges Gothic tradition and modern supernatural fiction. Recommended for readers who enjoy subtle, scholarly chills.

For:Readers of classic supernatural fiction, fans of subtle horror, students of English literature and medieval studies.

 A perfect figure of a British gentleman with an equally British hobby: writing ghost stories and telling them to his friends at Christmas.

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 Montague Rhodes James (Goodnestone Parsonage, August 1, 1862 – June 12, 1936) was probably the most effective ghost-story writer, someone who certainly managed to perfect this particular genre of typically English supernatural literature.

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