M.R. James

M.R. James

M.R. James was born in Kent, England on August 1st, 1862 and passed away at the age of 73 on June 12th, 1936.

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M.R. James Stats: The highest rated book by M.R. James on Book Notification is Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, a Collection. The second-highest rated book is The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James, a Collection .

The most read book by M.R. James on Book Notification is Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, a Collection. The second most read book is Lost Hearts, a Novella.

Below is a complete list of M.R. James books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Lost Hearts
1895
2
Count Magnus
1904
3
The Mezzotint
1904
4
Number 13
1904
5
The Treasure of Abbot Thomas
1904
6
The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral
1910
7
Martin's Close
1911
8
Mr Humphreys and His Inheritance
1911
9
A School Story
1911
10
The Tractate Middoth
1911
11
The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance
1913
12
6
The Diary of Mr. Poynter
1919
13
An Episode of Cathedral History
1919
14
The Residence of Whitminster
1919
15
Two Doctors
1919
16
A Neighbour's Landmark
1924
17
An Evening's Entertainment
1925
18
The Haunted Dolls' House
1925
19
A View from a Hill
1925
20
Wailing Well
1928
21
After Dark in the Playing Fields
1931
22
There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard
1931
23
The Malice of Inanimate Objects
1933
24
A Vignette
1935

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
7.3
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
1904
2
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
1911
3
A Thin Ghost and Others
1919
4
A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories
1925
5
8
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James
1931
6
Best Ghost Stories
1957
7
Two Ghost Stories
1993
8
The Fenstanton Witch And Others
1999
9
A Pleasing Terror
2001
10
Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories
2005
11
The Haunted Dolls' House and Other Ghost Stories
2008
12
Curious Warnings
2012
13
Complete Ghost Stories
2017

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Apocrypha Anecdota
1893
2
Apocrypha Anecdota 2
1895
3
Apocrypha Anecdota 3
1897
4
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Colloge Library
1913
5
The Biblical Antiquities of Philo
1917
6
The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts
1919
7
Henry the Sixth: A Reprint of John Blacman's Memoir
1919
8
The Lost Apocrypha of the Old Testament
1920
9
Abbeys
1925
10
Eton and King's
1926
11
The Apocalypse in Art
1927
12
Latin Infancy Gospels
1927
13
Suffolk and Norfolk
1930
14
Two Ancient English Scholars
1931

List of British Library Tales of the Weird Books in Publication Order (with E.F. Benson, with Gertrude Atherton, with Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, with Walter de la Mare, with Marjorie Bowen, with Elliott O'Donnell, with Mary Webb, with Edith Nesbit, with William H. Hudson, with John Miller)

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Randalls Round: Nine Nightmares (By: Eleanor Scott)
1929
2
Tales of the Tattooed: An Anthology of Ink (By: John Miller)
2019
3
Weird Woods: Tales From the Haunted Forests of Britain (With: E.F. Benson, Gertrude Atherton, Walter de la Mare, Marjorie Bowen, Elliott O'Donnell, Mary Webb, Edith Nesbit, William H. Hudson, John Miller)
Weird Woods: Tales From the Haunted Forests of Britain (With: E.F. Benson, Gertrude Atherton, Walter de la Mare, Marjorie Bowen, Elliott O'Donnell, Mary Webb, Edith Nesbit, William H. Hudson, John Miller)
2020
4
Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights (By: Tanya Kirk, Lucy Evans)
2021
5
The Night Wire: and Other Tales of Weird Media (By: Aaron Worth)
2022
6
Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles (By: Emily Alder, Joan Passey, Jimmy Packham)
Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles (By: Emily Alder, Joan Passey, Jimmy Packham)
2022
7
Polar Horrors: Strange Tales from the World’s Ends (By: John Miller)
2022
8
The Horned God: Weird Tales of the Great God Pan (By: Michael Wheatley)
2023
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List of M.R. James Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
A Century of Horror
1935
2
The Pocket Book of Mystery Stories
1941
3
Everyman's Book of Classic Horror Stories
1965
4
The Midnight People
1968
5
Mind At Bay
1969
6
Beyond Midnight
1976
7
Christopher Lee's New Chamber of Horrors
1976
8
Rivals Of Dracula
1977
9
Ghosts That Haunt You
1980
10
65 Great Spine Chillers
1982
11
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories
1984
12
Handle with Care: Frightening Stories
1985
13
The Mammoth Book of Vampires
1992
14
H.P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror
1993
15
The Giant Book of Zombies
1993
16
The Mammoth Book of Zombies
1993
17
Thrillers
1994
18
A Century Of Children's Ghost Stories
1995
19
10
Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories
1996
20
100 Fiendish Little Frightmares
1997
21
A Distant Cry
2002
22
The World's Greatest Horror Stories
2004
23
Tales to Freeze the Blood
2006
24
Bound for Evil: Curious Tales of Books Gone Bad
2008
25
Best New Horror 21
2010
26
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories
2010
27
Haunts: Reliquaries of the Dead
2011
28
The Big Book of Ghost Stories
2012
29
Mammoth Books presents That Haunted Feeling
2012
30
Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013
2013
31
Round the Christmas Fire
2013
32
Chilling Ghost Stories
2015
33
Spirits of the Season: Christmas Hauntings
2019
34
30 Occult & Supernatural Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die
2019
35
Victorian Anthologies of Classic Spectral Stories to Chill and Thrill the Senses
2020
36
Classic Cat Stories
2020
37
Ghosts of the Chit-Chat
2021
38
Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories
2021
39
The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror
2021
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M.R. James: Biography

M.R. James was born on August 1st, 1862. M.R. passed away June 12th, 1936 at 73 years old. M.R. James was born in Kent, England.

M.R. James was the author of the M.R. James Short Stories/Novellas series which consists of 24 novels. The M.R. James Short Stories/Novellas series started in 1895 with the novel Lost Hearts. The most recently released novel in the M.R. James Short Stories/Novellas series was A Vignette which was released in 1935. There are no upcoming novels for the M.R. James Short Stories/Novellas series.

M.R. James also wrote the Non-Fiction Books series which has 14 books including Apocrypha Anecdota and Apocrypha Anecdota 2.

M.R. James: Awards & Accolades

M.R. James books have been nominated for multiple awards, Bound for Evil: Curious Tales of Books Gone Bad was nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award, Best Anthology, in 2008. Best New Horror 21 was nominated for the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2011.

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M.R. James: F.A.Q

When was M.R. James Born?

M.R. James was born on August 1st, 1862.

When did M.R. James die?

M.R. James died on June 12th, 1936 at 73 years old.

Where was M.R. James Born?

M.R. James was born in Kent, England, .

What was the first book M.R. James wrote?

The first novel written by M.R. James was Apocrypha Anecdota, published in 1893.

What was the most recent book M.R. James wrote?

Their most recently released work was Weird Woods: Tales From the Haunted Forests of Britain on August 27th, 2020.

How many books has M.R. James written?

M.R. James has written 52 books. 24 Short Stories/Novellas, 13 books in the Short Story Collections, 14 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the British Library Tales of the Weird Series.

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