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The Profession of Science Fiction ed. Edward James & Maxim Jakubowski--- see under Maxim Jakubowski.

The Madonna of the Future by Henry James, Jr. (Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1881, 286pp, pb, co)     Reissue (Macmillan 1879) collection. Collection of British Authors Vol. 1881. Details provided by Endre Zsoldos. 7 · The Madonna of the Future · Henry James, Jr. · nv The Atlantic Monthly March 1873 79 · Longstaff’s Marriage · Henry James, Jr. · nv Scribner’s Monthly August 1878 136 · Madame de Mauves · Henry James, Jr. · nv The Galaxy February 1874 (+1)

Curious Warnings: The Great Ghost Stories of M. R. James: 150th Anniversary Edition by M. R. James (Jo Fletcher Books, April 26, 2012, 978-0-85738-804-9, £14.99, 654pp, tp, co, cover by Les Edwards) [edited by Stephen Jones]     A hardcover edition (£30.00) was announced but not seen. xv · Editor’s Note · Stephen Jones · in 1 · Ghosts—Treat Them Gently! · M. R. James · ar The (London) Evening News April 17 1931 5 · Ghost Stories · M. R. James · ar The Eton Rambler May 18 1880 (+1) 9 · Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book · M. R. James · ss National Review March 1895, as “The Scrap-Book of Canon Alberic” 22 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1895 34 · The Ash-Tree · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 48 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 62 · The Mezzotint · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 74 · Number 13 · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 90 · “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” · M. R. James · nv Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 110 · The Treasure of Abbot Thomas · M. R. James · nv Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 129 · The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral · M. R. James · nv The Contemporary Review April 1910, as “The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral: Materials for a Ghost Story” 147 · Casting the Runes · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 170 · Martin’s Close · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 194 · Mr. Humphreys and His Inheritance · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 222 · The Rose Garden · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 235 · A School Story · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 243 · The Tractate Middoth · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 260 · The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance · M. R. James · nv The Cambridge Review June 4 1913 275 · An Episode of Cathedral History · M. R. James · ss The Cambridge Review June 10 1914 292 · The Diary of Mr. Poynter · M. R. James · nv A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919 304 · The Residence at Whitminster · M. R. James · nv A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919 331 · Two Doctors · M. R. James · ss A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919 340 · The Uncommon Prayer-Book · M. R. James · ss The Atlantic Monthly June 1921 356 · The Five Jars · M. R. James · na Edward Arnold, 1922 415 · The Haunted Dolls’ House · M. R. James · ss The Empire Review February 1923; written to fill a miniature book in the library of Queen Mary’s doll house. 427 · A Neighbour’s Landmark · M. R. James · nv The Eton Chronicle March 17 1924 440 · After Dark on the Playing Fields · M. R. James · ss College Days June 28 1924 445 · There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard · M. R. James · ss Snapdragon September 6 1924 450 · A View from a Hill · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury May 1925 468 · A Warning to the Curious · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury August 1925 487 · An Evening’s Entertainment · M. R. James · ss A Warning to the Curious by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1925 499 · Wailing Well · M. R. James · ss Mill House Press, 1928 510 · The Rats · M. R. James · ss At Random March 23 1929 518 · The Experiment: A New Year’s Eve Ghost Story · M. R. James · ss The Morning Post December 31 1931 524 · The Malice of Inaminate Objects · M. R. James · ss The Masquerade June 1933 529 · A Vignette · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury November 1936 535 · The Bulbul and the Cuckoo · M. R. James · ss M.R. James—Book of the Supernatural ed. Peter Haining, Foulsham, 1979, as “The Story of the Bulbul”; subtitled “An Indian Folk Tale”; based on an original Indian story included in Indian Fairy Tales by Maive Stokes, 1880. originally included in a letter from James to Jane McBryde, written February 9, 1917. 537 · Stories I Have Tried to Write · M. R. James · ar The Touchstone November 30 1929 540 · A Night in King’s College Chapel · M. R. James · vi Ghosts & Scholars #7, 1985 546 · The Fenstanton Witch · M. R. James · uw Ghosts & Scholars #12, 1990 557 · John Humphreys · M. R. James · uw Ghosts & Scholars #16, 1993 571 · Marcilly-le-Hayer · M. R. James · uw The Fenstanton Witch and Others by M. R. James, Haunted Library, 1999 575 · The Game of Bear · M. R. James · uw The Fenstanton Witch and Others by M. R. James, Haunted Library, 1999 579 · Speaker Lenthall’s Tomb · M. R. James · uw The Fenstanton Witch and Others by M. R. James, Haunted Library, 1999 589 · Merfield House · M. R. James · uw The Fenstanton Witch and Others by M. R. James, Haunted Library, 1999 594 · A Living Night · M. R. James · pm The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter #20, October 2011; from an 1888 MRJ letter. 596 · Some Remarks on Ghost Stories · M. R. James · ar The Bookman December 1929 605 · The Stony Grin of Unearthly Malice · Stephen Jones · aw

Eton and King’s: Recollections, Mostly Trivial, 1875-1925 by M. R. James (Ash-Tree Press, November 30, 2005, 1-55310-085-9, C$55.00, xix+200pp, hc, nf)     Reprint (Williams & Norgate 1926) M. R. James’s recollections of his time spent in the Colleges founded by King Henry the Sixth. This new edition of Eton and King’s has been fully indexed by Rosemary and Darroll Pardoe, who have also provided an Introduction. A further article “New and Old at Cambridge” is also included as an appendix. Limited to 350 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $47.50 and in the UK for £27.00. Details supplied by Denny Lien. · M. R. James · [uncredited] · pt (r) xiii · Introduction · Rosemary & Darroll Pardoe · in 3 · Prologue · M. R. James · ms Williams and Norgate, 1926 5 · Eton and Kings · M. R. James · ar Williams and Norgate, 1926 176 · Epilogue · M. R. James · ms Williams and Norgate, 1926 179 · Appendix: New and Old at Cambridge · M. R. James · ar Fifty Years, Memories and Contrasts, T. Butterworth, 1932 187 · Index to Eton and Kings · Rosemary & Darroll Pardoe · ix

The Five Jars by M. R. James (Ash-Tree Press, March 1, 1995, 1-899562-02-8, £16.00, xvii+101pp, hc, no)     Reprint (Edward Arnold 1922) fantasy novel. It has a new Introduction by Rosemary Pardoe. A limited edition of 300 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $27.00. Note that Don Tuck lists this as a collection although it is more usually regarded as a novel.

The Ghost Stories of M.R. James by M. R. James (Oxford University Press, November 1986, 0-19-212255-X, £12.95, 224pp, hc, co) [edited by Michael Cox]     Collection of 15 stories, edited and with an introduction by Michael Cox. 7 · Introduction · Michael Cox · in 39 · Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book · M. R. James · ss National Review March 1895, as “The Scrap-Book of Canon Alberic” 49 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1895 59 · The Mezzotint · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 69 · The Ash-Tree · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 79 · Number 13 · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 91 · “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” · M. R. James · nv Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 107 · The Tractate Middoth · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 119 · The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral · M. R. James · nv The Contemporary Review April 1910 131 · Martin’s Close · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 145 · Mr. Humphreys and His Inheritance · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 163 · The Residence at Whitminster · M. R. James · nv A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919 179 · A Neighbour’s Landmark · M. R. James · nv The Eton Chronicle March 17 1924 189 · A View from a Hill · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury May 1925 203 · A Warning to the Curious · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury August 1925 215 · A Vignette · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury November 1936 221 · Publication Details · [uncredited] · bi 222 · Notes to the Introduction · [uncredited] · bi 223 · Select Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi

Masters of Fantasy 3: M.R. James by M. R. James--- see under BFS Booklet #10, 1987.

A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings by M. R. James (Ash-Tree Press, August 1, 2001, 1-55310-024-7, C$100.00, xlix+657pp, hc, co, cover by Paul Lowe) [edited by Christopher & Barbara Roden]     Collection of all of James’s collected ghost stories, and much more besides, edited by Christopher Roden and Barbara Roden. This is a limited edition of 1000 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $75.00 and in the UK for £50.00. ix · Preface · Christopher & Barbara Roden · pr xv · Introduction · Steve Duffy · in xxvii · A Memoir of Montague Rhodes James · S. G. Lubbock · bg Cambridge University Press, 1939 1 · Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 2 · Preface · M. R. James · pr Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 3 · Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book · M. R. James · ss National Review March 1895, as “The Scrap-Book of Canon Alberic” 17 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1895 27 · The Mezzotint · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 39 · The Ash-Tree · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 51 · Number 13 · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 65 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 79 · “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” · M. R. James · nv Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 97 · The Treasure of Abbot Thomas · M. R. James · nv Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 113 · More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 114 · Preface · M. R. James · pr More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 115 · A School Story · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 123 · The Rose Garden · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 135 · The Tractate Middoth · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 149 · Casting the Runes · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 167 · The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral · M. R. James · nv The Contemporary Review April 1910 179 · Martin’s Close · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 197 · Mr. Humphreys and His Inheritance · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 219 · A Thin Ghost and Others 220 · Preface · M. R. James · pr A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919 221 · The Residence at Whitminster · M. R. James · nv A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919 241 · The Diary of Mr. Poynter · M. R. James · nv A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919 251 · An Episode of Cathedral History · M. R. James · ss The Cambridge Review June 10 1914 265 · The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance · M. R. James · nv The Cambridge Review June 4 1913 279 · Two Doctors · M. R. James · ss A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919 287 · A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories 288 · Acknowledgments · [uncredited] · ms (r) 289 · The Haunted Dolls’ House · M. R. James · ss The Empire Review February 1923; written to fill a miniature book in the library of Queen Mary’s doll house. 301 · The Uncommon Prayer-Book · M. R. James · ss The Atlantic Monthly June 1921 315 · A Neighbour’s Landmark · M. R. James · nv The Eton Chronicle March 17 1924 325 · A View from a Hill · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury May 1925 341 · A Warning to the Curious · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury August 1925 357 · An Evening’s Entertainment · M. R. James · ss A Warning to the Curious by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1925 367 · Other Ghost Stories 368 · Preface to Collected Ghost Stories · M. R. James · pr E. Arnold, 1931 371 · There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard · M. R. James · ss Snapdragon September 6 1924 375 · Rats · M. R. James · ss At Random March 23 1929 381 · After Dark in the Playing Fields · M. R. James · vi College Days June 28 1924 387 · Wailing Well · M. R. James · ss Mill House Press, 1928 397 · The Experiment · M. R. James · ss The Morning Post December 31 1931 403 · The Malice of Inaminate Objects · M. R. James · ss The Masquerade June 1933 409 · A Vignette · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury November 1936 415 · Fragments 417 · The Fenstanton Witch · M. R. James · uw Ghosts & Scholars #12, 1990 426 · Marcilly-le-Hayer · M. R. James · uw The Fenstanton Witch and Others by M. R. James, Haunted Library, 1999 429 · John Humphreys · M. R. James · uw Ghosts & Scholars #16, 1993 440 · A Night in King’s College Chapel · M. R. James · vi Ghosts & Scholars #7, 1985 445 · The Game of Bear · M. R. James · uw The Fenstanton Witch and Others by M. R. James, Haunted Library, 1999 449 · Speaker Lenthall’s Tomb · M. R. James · uw The Fenstanton Witch and Others by M. R. James, Haunted Library, 1999 453 · Merfield House · M. R. James · uw The Fenstanton Witch and Others by M. R. James, Haunted Library, 1999 457 · Twelve Medieval Ghost-Stories · M. R. James · ss English Historical Review July 1922; twelve ghost stories allegedly recorded in Latin by a monk of Byland Abbey shortly after 1400, and transcribed by MRJ. 469 · Articles 471 · Stories I Have Tried to Write · M. R. James · ar The Touchstone November 30 1929 475 · Some Remarks on Ghost Stories · M. R. James · ar The Bookman December 1929 481 · Ghosts—Treat Them Gently! · M. R. James · ar The (London) Evening News April 17 1931 484 · Ghost Story Competition · M. R. James · ms The Spectator Christmas 1930 486 · Introduction for Ghosts & Marvels · M. R. James · in Ghosts and Marvels ed. V. H. Collins, Oxford University Press, 1924 491 · The Novels and Stories of J. Sheridan Le Fanu · M. R. James · ar M.R. James—Book of the Supernatural ed. Peter Haining, Foulsham, 1979; this version reinstates a few sections omitted from the earlier publication. adapted from the notes for a lecture of the same name given by James at the Royal Institution of Great Britain on 16th March 1923. 497 · MRJ’s Prologue to Madam Crowl’s Ghost · M. R. James · pr G. Bell and Sons Ltd., 1923 499 · MRJ’s Epilogue to Madam Crowl’s Ghost · M. R. James · aw G. Bell and Sons Ltd., 1923 506 · MRJ’s Introduction to Uncle Silas · M. R. James · in World's Classics, 1926 510 · MRJ to Gwendolen McBryde · M. R. James · lt Letters to a Friend ed. Gwendolen McBryde, Arnold, 1956; compilation original to this volume. 517 · Letters to a Child · M. R. James · ar The Cornhill Magazine November 1939 529 · Introduction to the Ash-Tree Press Edition of The Five Jars · Rosemary Pardoe · in Ash-Tree Press, 1995 533 · The Five Jars · M. R. James · na Edward Arnold, 1922 581 · Auditor and Impresario · M. R. James · ar The Cambridge Review June 8 1927 595 · Appendices 596 · James Wilson’s Secret · Rosemary Pardoe & Jane Nicholls · ar Ghosts & Scholars #24, 1997 [Ref. M. R. James] 601 · The Black Pilgrimage · Rosemary Pardoe & Jane Nicholls · ar Ghosts & Scholars #26, 1998 [Ref. M. R. James] 609 · Irony and Horror: The Art of M.R. James · Samuel D. Russell · ar Acolyte Fall 1945 [Ref. M. R. James] 631 · Ghosts in Medieval Yorkshire · Jacqueline Simpson · ar Ghosts & Scholars #27, 1998 [Ref. M. R. James] 638 · An M.R. James Letter · Jack Adrian · ar Ghosts & Scholars #8, 1986 [Ref. M. R. James] 646 · M. R. James: A Select Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi 653 · M. R. James on Film, Radio, and Television · [uncredited] · bi