M. R. James Writer

Montague Rhodes James OM, MA, FBA (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936), who used the publication name M. R. James, was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918), and of Eton College (1918–1936). He is best remembered for his ghost stories, which are regarded 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".

Personal facts

Pseudonym	M. R. James
Birth date	August 01, 1862
Birth name	Montague Rhodes James
Birth place	Goodnestone Dover
Nationality	England
Date of death	June 12, 1936
Place of death	Eton Berkshire