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The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#21, April 2012] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £8/$20 per year, 40pp, octavo s/s) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed; mostly on upcoming Sarob Press collection of stories from their story competition. 4 · News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl 8 · Quis Est Iste? · Christopher Harman · ss; the competition winner, a sequel to “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad”. 18 · “A Decayed Town in the Pyrenees”: M.R. James & St Bertrand de Comminges · Jim Bryant · ar 21 · “Experto Crede”: Dreams in the Ghost Stories of M.R. James · Jacqueline Simpson · ar 25 · Letters · The Readers · lc _25 · [letter] · Jacqueline Simpson · lt _25 · [letter] · Chico Kidd · lt _25 · [letter] · Ian Bunting · lt _26 · [letter] · David Rowlands · lt _26 · [letter] · Donald W. Lee · lt 27 · Reviews _27 · Review of M.R. James’ Collected Ghost Stories (OUP edition) · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. M. R. James] _28 · Review of audiobooks Curious Creatures: The Shorter Horror Stories of M.R. James (and) Two Strange Tales by Lucy M. Boston · David Longhorn · rv [Ref. M. R. James & Lucy M. Boston] _29 · Review of cd album “Who Is This Coming” by the Future Kings of England · Rosemary Pardoe · mr [Ref. M. R. James] _30 · Review of Reflections in a Glass Darkly: Essays on J. Sheridan Le Fanu · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. J. Sheridan Le Fanu] _32 · Review of A Bracelet of Bright Hair by Jane Jakeman · Peter Bell · br [Ref. Jane Jakeman] _34 · Review of In the Night—In the Dark: Tales of Ghosts and Less Welcome Visitors by Roger Johnson · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. Roger Johnson] _36 · Review of Curfew and Other Eerie Tales by Lucy M. Boston · David Harris · br [Ref. Lucy M. Boston] _37 · Review of Dark Matter: A Ghost Story by Michelle Paver · Jacqueline Simpson · br [Ref. Michelle Paver] _37 · Review of Mrs. Midnight, and Other Stories by Reggie Oliver · Roger Johnson · br [Ref. Reggie Oliver]

The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#22, October 2012] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10/$25 per year, 24pp, octavo s/s, cover: [photo] by William J. Bond) [] Subscribers received with this issue a seperate 40 page pamphlet comprising the story “Ex Libris: Lufford” (a sequel to James’ “Casting the Runes”) by Daniel McGachey, with some associated material. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed 4 · News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl 8 · “A Crocodile Truly”: The Poet of St. Bertrand de Comminges · Mark Valentine · ar [Ref. E. E. Bilbrough] 10 · Celestial Chess by Thomas Bontly: A Late Review · Thos. Kent Miller · br [Ref. Thomas Bontly] 13 · Reviews _13 · Curious Warnings: The Great Ghost Stories of M.R. James · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. M. R. James] _14 · Shadow Plays, by Reggie Oliver · Peter Bell · br [Ref. Reggie Oliver] _16 · A Certain Slant of Light, by Peter Bell · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. Peter Bell] _18 · Strange Epiphanies, by Peter Bell · David Harris · br [Ref. Peter Bell] _21 · The Scenic Route: Short Film Inspired by “Rats” · Daniel McGachey · mr [Ref. M. R. James] 22 · The Jamesian Traveller: Finding Burnstow · William J. Bond · ar · Ex Libris: Lufford · Daniel McGachey · nv; a sequel to James’ “Casting the Runes” included with subscribers’ copies.

The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#23, April 2013] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10/$25 per year, 48pp, octavo s/s, cover by Alisdair Wood) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed; announces a planned sequel to her Ghosts & Scholars Book of Shadows (sequels or prequels to MRJ stories) and solicits contributions. She also includes brief obituaries for Ken Cowley and Alan Hunter. 5 · News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl; includes acknowledgement of Douglas Anderson’s identification of the source of “The Vampire of Kring.” 10 · Quantum of Darkness · Chico Kidd · ss [Ref. M. R. James]; sequel to MRJ’s “An Episode of Cathedral History.” 23 · Beatrix Paints a Landscape (1884) · Philip Thompson · vi; involves Beatrix Potter meeting a supernatural creature. 24 · Yogh · Mark Valentine · ss; features a new sort of ghost—a deleted letter of the alphabet. 27 · The Jamesian Traveller: Return to Seaburgh · Tom Baynham · ar 32 · Jamesian Notes and Queries _32 · Swastikas and Whistles · Jacqueline Simpson · ar _32 · “My Poor Friend” · David Longhorn · ar _33 · “A Fishy Business”: More on M.R. James and Dorothy L. Sayers · Norman Darwen · ar _34 · Fluttering Draperies: The Fabric of M.R. James · Rosemary Pardoe · ar [Ref. M. R. James] a “slightly revised and expanded” reprint of an article in her Apazine (for The Everlasting Club, mailing 91), Lady Wardrop’s Journal #9. 36 · Letters · The Readers · lc _36 · [letter] · Ray Russell · lt _36 · [letter] · Michael Connolly · lt 39 · Reviews _39 · The Ghosts & Scholars Book of Shadows, ed. by Rosemary Pardoe · Roger Johnson · br [Ref. Rosemary Pardoe] _41 · A Pad in the Straw, by Christopher Woodforde · David Harris · br [Ref. Christopher Woodforde] _42 · A Haunting of Ghosts, by Maynard Sims · Peter Bell · br [Ref. Maynard Sims] _43 · Review of dvd set Ghost Stories for Christmas—The Definitive Collection · Daniel McGachey · rv 47 · Errata · Rosemary Pardoe · ms 48 (bc.) · [photographs] · Tom Baynham · pt

The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#24, October 2013] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10/$25 per year, 40pp, octavo s/s, cover by Alisdair Wood) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed; notes she intends to increase amount of fiction published here. 4 · News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl 7 · News Extra: “The Laws of Shadows” · Adrian Drew · ar; on his play of that name about MRJ’s life. 9 · The Island of One Sheep · Peter Bell · ss 19 · The Answerers · Jane Jakeman · ss 27 · Jamesian Notes and Queries _27 · Secrets of the Tomb: John Blackburn’s Bury Him Darkly · David Longhorn · ar [Ref. John Blackburn]; on Jamesian aspects of the book. _28 · “This Horrible Shapeless Whiteness”: John Masefield and M.R. James · Mark Valentine · ar [Ref. John Masefield & M. R. James] _29 · “I am a little rusty in my Latin” · Charles Dudgeon · ar [Ref. M. R. James]; on MRJ’s “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad.” 31 · Reviews _31 · Review of The Haunted Dolls’ House · Daniel McGachey · mr; of short film directed by Stephen Gray. _32 · The Alabaster Hand, by A.N.L. Munby · Roger Johnson · br [Ref. A. N. L. Munby]; of Sundial Press edition. _34 · The Sea Change & Other Stories, by Helen Grant · Peter Bell · br [Ref. Helen Grant] _35 · Prospero’s Mirror, by A.N. Donaldson · David Harris · br [Ref. A. N. Donaldson] _36 · Herald of the Hidden and Other Stories, by Mark Valentine · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. Mark Valentine] 39 · Return to Seaburgh: An Addendum · Tom Baynham · ar; illus. with photographs on p40 (the back cover).

The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#25, April 2014] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10/$25 per year, 56pp, octavo s/s, cover by Alisdair Wood) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed; announces forthcoming hc, Ghosts & Scholars Book of Shadows II. 4 · News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl 8 · The Other Man · Mark Nicholls · ss 13 · The Martyrdom of Jeremiah MacBrierty · Derek John · ss 22 · Jamesian Notes & Queries · Various · cl _22 · The Cropton Lane Farm Murders · Rosemary Pardoe · ar; on a true crime case mentioned by James in Eton and King’s. 25 · Letters · The Readers · lc _25 · [letter] · David Rowlands · lt _25 · [letter] · Jacqueline Simpson · lt _26 · [letter] · Jim Rockhill · lt _27 · [letter] · Hugh Lamb · lt 28 · Review Supplement _28 · Review of Schalcken the Painter · Gail-Nina Anderson · rv; of dvd of 1979 BBC television production. _32 · Review of Classic Ghost Stories, by the Master of the Chilling Tale—M.R. James · Daniel McGachey · rv; of dvd compilation of several BBC television productions. _34 · Review of The Ash-Tree, a Ghost Story by M.R. James · David Longhorn · rv [Ref. Robert Lloyd Parry]; of dvd of Robert Lloyd Parry filmed reading/performance. _35 · Review of The Laws of Shadows · Roger Johnson · th [Ref. Adrian Drew]; of October 2013 stage production of play by Adrian Drew. _37 · Review of Postcards to the Curious: Illustrated Works Inspired by the Horror Fictions of M.R. James, by Alisdair Wood · Rosemary Pardoe · rv [Ref. Alisdair Wood] _38 · Review of Seventeen Stories, by Mark Valentine · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. Mark Valentine] _39 · Review of The Heaven Tree & Other Stories, by Christopher Harman · Peter Bell · br [Ref. Christopher Harman] _41 · Review of Flowers of the Sea, by Reggie Oliver · Chico Kidd · br [Ref. Reggie Oliver] _43 · Review of An Emporium of Automata, by D. P. Watt · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. D. P. Watt] 43 · Reviews Extra _43 · Review of The Tractate Middoth · Daniel McGachey · rv; of 2013 BBC2 television production. _47 · Review of The Tractate Middoth · Clive E. Ward · rv; of 2013 BBC2 television production. _50 · Review of M.R. James: Ghost Writer · Daniel McGachey · rv; of 2013 BBC2 television production. _52 · Review of M.R. James: Ghost Writer · Clive E. Ward · rv; of 2013 BBC2 television production. _55 · Reviews of The Tractate Middoth, and of M.R. James: Ghost Writer · Katherine Haynes · rv; of two 2013 BBC2 television productions.

The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#26, October 2014] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10/$25 per year, 44pp, octavo s/s, cover by Alisdair Wood) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 4 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed 5 · News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl 9 · Shallabalah · D. P. Watt · ss 14 · The Pepper-Pot · Jacqueline Simpson · ss; sequel to MRJ’s “Count Magnus”. 16 · Abide with Me · Peter Bell · ss 25 · The Tragedy of Mr. Paxton and Mr. Wraxall · Charles Dudgeon · ar; on influence of Greek tragedy on MRJ. 29 · A Plea to Small Press Publishers · Rosemary Pardoe · ms 30 · Jamesian Notes & Queries · Various · cl _30 · West Suffolk Roads · M. R. James · lt (r) from Bury and Norwich Post, and Suffolk Standard, Jan. 17, 1899. _31 · The Cropton Lane Farm Murders Again · Rosemary Pardoe · ar _33 · Two Versions of “The Game of Bear” · Jacqueline Simpson · ar 34 · Reviews _34 · Review of The Christmas Ghost Stories of Lawrence Gordon Clarke, ed. Tony Earnshaw · Daniel McGachey · br [Ref. Lawrence Gordon Clarke & Tony Earnshaw] _37 · Review of Chit-Chat, Cambridge: A Little Society, by Michael Toseland · Reggie Oliver · br [Ref. Michael Toseland] _39 · Review of Summonings, by Ron Weighell · Peter Bell · br [Ref. Ron Weighell] _41 · Review of The Master of the House, by John Gaskin · Bob Mann · br [Ref. John Gaskin] _42 · Review of The Phantasmagorical Imperative and Other Fabrications, by D. P. Watt · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. D. P. Watt]

The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#27, April 2015] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10 per year, 44pp, octavo s/s, cover: “The Five Jars” by Alisdair Wood) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed 5 · News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl 7 · Jamesian Podcasts · Rick Kennett · cl 9 · Lorelei · Carole Tyrrell · ss; prequel to MRJ’s “Wailing Well”. 15 · Evening Prayers · Drew Anderson · ss 21 · Shane Leslie’s Memoir of M.R. James · Jim Bryant · ar [Ref. Shane Leslie & M. R. James] 23 · Jamesian Notes and Queries _23 · M.R. James and Local Names · Stewart Evans · ar _25 · The Hamilton/Potter Mystery · Mark Valentine · ms _25 · Deus Laudum · John Hodder & Rosemary Pardoe · ar 26 · Letters · The Readers · lc _26 · [letter] · David Sutton · lt _26 · [letter] · Peter Bell · lt 27 · Reviews _27 · Review of The Ghosts & Scholars Book of Shadows, vol. 2, ed. Rosemary Pardoe · Daniel McGachey · br [Ref. Rosemary Pardoe] _30 · Review of Reminiscences of a Bachelor, by J. S. LeFanu · Peter Bell · br [Ref. J. S. LeFanu] _32 · Review of Dreams of Shadows and Smoke: Stories for J.S. LeFanu, ed. Jim Rockhill & Brian J. Showers · Roger Johnson · br [Ref. Jim Rockhill & Brian J. Showers] _34 · Review of Whistle (episode of “Doctors”) · Daniel McGachey · rv; review of BBC1 television production of 31 October 2014. _38 · Review of Remember Me · C. E. Ward · rv; review of three-part BBC1 television production of 23 November to 7 December 2014. _40 · Review of Casting the Runes · Helen Grant · th; review of Box Tale Soup stage production. 41 · Reviews of Unwritten Books: Hoax Review of The West Door & Other Stories: Mr. Meade Falkner’s Last Tales · Mark Valentine · fa 43 · The Ghost Story Awards: Winners Announcement · Rosemary Pardoe · cn bc. · “The Treasure of Abbot Thomas” · Jim Pitts · cv Kadath Fall 1984