M R James - A Short Story Collection

Montague Rhodes James is cited as perhaps the greatest English writer of ghost stories, an opinion few would disagree with.

James was born on 1st August 1862 at Goodnestone Parsonage in Kent, where his father was Curate but at age 3 the family went to live at Livermere, near Bury St Edmunds in East Anglia.

From early childhood he had a passion for mediaeval books and antiques. He was educated initi...