Montague Rhodes James, often referred to as M. R. James, was an esteemed British medieval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905-1918), and later of Eton College (1918-1936). He was born on August 1, 1862, in Goodnestone Parsonage, Kent, England, and passed away on June 12, 1936. Renowned for his work in medieval manuscripts and biblical apocrypha, James' scholarly acumen was match...