Author: Montague Rhodes James
Alternate names: Montague Rhodes James; Rhodes Montague James; M. R James; M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James; M., R. James; M.R James; M.R. James; M. R. James; M R James; M R. 1862-1936 James; M R Transl James; M R. James; Montague R. James; Montague, Rhodes James; Montague James; Montague Rhodes JAMES; James M. R.; M. R. 1862-1936 James; M. R. (Montague Rhodes) 1862- James
Born: 1 Aug 1862
Died: 12 Jun 1936
Bio: Montague Rhodes James (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936) was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–18), and of Eton College (1918–36). He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1913–15).

Though James's work as a medievalist and scholar is still highly regarded, he is best remembered for his ghost stories, which some regard as among the best in the genre. James redefined the ghost story for the new century by abandoning many of the formal Gothic clichés of his predecessors and using more realistic contemporary settings. However, James's protagonists and plots tend to reflect his own antiquarian interests. Accordingly, he is known as the originator of the "antiquarian ghost story".

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