M. R. James was born in Kent, England in 1862. James came to writing fiction relatively late, not publishing his first collection of short stories - Ghost Stori

"The Residence of Whitminster" is a short story by James Rhodes Montague. Dr. Thomas Ashton was a wealthy man and childless, and he had adopted the orphan son o

M. R. James was born in Kent, England in 1862. James came to writing fiction relatively late, not publishing his first collection of short stories - Ghost Stori

"A Thin Ghost and Others" is a horror short story collection by British writer M. R. James. It contains five stories, including "The Residence at Whitminster,"

Eight classics by great Edwardian scholar and storyteller. "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," more. Renowned for their wit, erudit