Questions tagged [m-r-james]
Questions about the works of the English medievalist scholar and author Montague Rhodes James (1862–1936) or his life as a writer.
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In The Mezzotint by M. R. James, what is a "Door Bible"?
A passage in this famous ghost story, from his published collection Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, makes reference to a "Door Bible".
‘Well, sir, of course I don’t set up my opinion against ...
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Is there any link between the various supernatural phenomena described in M. R. James' The Residence at Whitminster?
Major spoilers follow for the short story The Residence at Whitminster from M. R. James' collection A Thin Ghost and Others.
This story lists various peculiar goings-on. In order, they are:
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In The Mezzotint by M. R. James, what is the significance of the black garment?
Major spoilers for The Mezzotint by M. R. James, from his 1904 collection Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, follow.
At two points in the story, witnesses observe a figure in the titular engraving. Its ...
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