The Tales of Mystery & Macabre

Montague Rhodes James, commonly known as M. R. James, was a prolific English author, medieval scholar, and provost of King's College, Cambridge and of Eton College. He was born on August 1, 1862, in Kent, England, and had an impact that transcended the academic world with his contribution to the ghost story genre. James redefined the approach to supernatural fiction, steering away from the Gothic ...