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Comment on “Ghosts, Treat Them Gently!” by Scathe meic Beorh

Scathe meic Beorh — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:58:26 +0000

“Relegate them to the TOP shelf,” no less. Truly amazing how in less than a century our sensibilities have flipped so drastically. What ghost story writer today does NOT include sex and the charnel house? What writer today employs reticence in his style? I dare say that Mr. James would be horrified by today’s (2013) stories, as am I.

Comment on Missing Links (fixed) by Frank Black

Frank Black — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:15:35 +0000

M R James in the Paris Review!

http://fridaynightboys300.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/m-r-james-at-christmas.html

Comment on Montague Rhodes James, OM, MA, (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936) by sacristan

sacristan — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:47:43 +0000

Just to add that all the stories mentioned above, bar The Fenstanton Witch, are now available to read for free via the READ page.

Comment on Montague Rhodes James, OM, MA, (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936) by sacristan

sacristan — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:09:39 +0000

Will,

Thanks so much for your reply. So pleased to have you here on the site.

A Pleasing Terror is, indeed, the most complete MRJ book available and is a must have for all Jamesians.

Comment on Montague Rhodes James, OM, MA, (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936) by Will Ross

Will Ross — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:04:53 +0000

The most complete volume of M.R. James ghost stories published to date is ‘A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings by M. R. James’, published by Ash Tree press, now available as an ebook.
It features all his ghost stories with annotations, including the stories you mention, as well as a selection of his essays on ghost stories and various other interesting stuff.
http://www.ash-tree.bc.ca/eBooks.htm

Comment on Montague Rhodes James, OM, MA, (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936) by sacristan

sacristan — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:48:41 +0000

Hello Philip,

Thank you so much for your question.

The four tales not published in Collected Stories are

“The Experiment”
“The Malice of Inanimate Objects”
“A Vignette”
“The Fenstanton Witch”

I am not sure whether any are available online at this moment as there seems to have been a spate of removal of some of James’ later texts from certain websites. I shall do my best to post the tales on here when I can.

It sounds as if you had a perfect introduction to James’ works courtesy of Ms. Boston. What a wonderful setting and circumstance.

Comment on Montague Rhodes James, OM, MA, (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936) by Philip v. Brandenburg-Foale

Philip v. Brandenburg-Foale — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:13:35 +0000

I was introduced to the ‘Collected Ghost Stories’ at a young age by Lucy Boston with whom I would visit after writing to her with my admiration for the ‘Green Knowe’ stories.
On a visit to Cambridge during one of my visits she kindly bought a copy for me, and I have fond memories of reading M R James aloud to her after dinner at Hemingford Grey, sat by the huge inglenook fireplace whilest drinking china tea from ‘rice grain’ pattern tea bowls.
After reading the introduction to a well thumbed paperback version that I bought to travel with me, I noted that three more stories were written after the ‘Collection’ was published and therefor not included, these were published in various magazines at the time, the last one being written in the year of his death. Is there anywhere that I could find copies of these three ‘missing’ stories?