Biography
Montague Rhodes James OM FBA was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918), and of Eton College (1918–1936). He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1913–15). James is best remembered for his ghost stories, which some consider among the best in the genre. He 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, his protagonists and plots tend to reflect his own antiquarian interests. Accordingly, he is known as the originator of the "antiquarian ghost story".
Filmography
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Count Magnus (2022)
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A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint (2021)
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Martin's Close (2019)
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The Tractate Middoth (2013)
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Whistle and I'll Come to You (2010)
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Lost Hearts (2007)
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Number 13 (2006)
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A View from a Hill (2005)
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Ghost Stories for Christmas (2000)
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Classic Ghost Stories (1986)
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The Charm of the Unusual (1980)
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Casting the Runes (1979)
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Mr. Humphreys and His Inheritance (1976)
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The Ash Tree (1975)
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The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974)
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Lost Hearts (1973)
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A Warning to the Curious (1972)
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The Stalls of Barchester (1971)
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Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968)
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Night of the Demon (1957)
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Whistle and I'll Come to You! (1956)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1862-08-01
Deathday1936-06-12 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceDover, United Kingdom
Height
FatherHerbert James
MotherMary Emily Horton
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsMontague Rhodes James
AwardsFellow of the British Academy, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, honorary doctorate, Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America
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