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    The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#9, March 2006] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £8/$20 per year, 20pp, octavo s/s) []
    For subscribers, this issue was accompanied by a second pamphlet, Tales from Lectoure, “containing M.R. James’s selections and translations of the strange Gascon folk tales collected by Jean-Francois Blade in the nineteenth century.” I can’t find my copy of this to index just at present.
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.

    The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#11, March 2007] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £8/$20 per year, 44pp, octavo s/s) []
    included with this issue is a folded sheet comprising an entry form for the Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Survey 2007
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 2 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed
    • 3 · News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl
    • 5 · “The Shadow of the Occupant of Number 13” · Helen Grant · te; tour of town of Viborg, Denmark.
    • 11 · John Humphreys · M. R. James · uw; corrected version of previously published fragment.
    • 21 · The Head of John the Baptist · Jane Harrison · ar Classical Review December 1916
    • 24 · Some Remarks on “The Head of John the Baptist” · M. R. James · ar Classical Review February 1917
    • 28 · Jamesian Notes & Queries · Various · cl
    • _28 · “A View from a Hill”: A Reply · C. E. Ward · ar; on the BBC4 tv adaptation.
    • _32 · “Two Doctors” Revisited · Peter Bell · ar
    • _34 · An Eton and King’s Query: An Answer? · Rosemary Pardoe · ar
    • 35 · Letters · The Readers · lc
    • _ · [letter] · Reggie Oliver · lt
    • _ · [letter] · Daniel McGachey · lt
    • _ · [letter] · David Rowlands · lt
    • _ · [letter] · Katherine Haynes · lt
    • _ · [letter] · Mike Pincombe · lt
    • 36 · Reviews
    • _36 · The Haunted Dolls’ House and Other Ghost Stories, by M.R. James · Rosemary Pardoe · br
    • _38 · A Pleasing Terror: Two Ghost Stories by M.R. James (Robert Lloyd Parry stage production) · Katherine Haynes · th
    • _39 · Literary Walking Tours of Gothic Dublin, by Brian J. Showers · David Rowlands · br
    • 41 · An Index to Issues 1-10 · Rosemary Pardoe · ix

    The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#14, September 2008] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £8/$20 per year, 48pp, octavo s/s) []
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 2 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed
    • 3 · News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl
    • 4 · Useless Knowledge · M. R. James · ar
    • 12 · Cambridgeshire and Suffolk: A Perambulation of Two Counties [Part 2 of 2] · Brian J. Showers · te
    • 16 · Narrative Voice in the Stories of M.R. James · John Alfred Taylor · ar
    • 23 · M.R. James and George Orwell: Biographical Notes and a Possible Case of Literary Influence · Luke Seaber · ar
    • 29 · Jamesian Notes & Queries · Various · cl
    • _29 · The Mysterious Vampire Story · Richard Dalby · ar; on anon Chambers Repository story, “The Mysterious Stranger”.
    • _30 · In Defense of “The Uncommon Prayer-Book” · George R. Featherston · ar
    • _32 · “God’s revenge”: Sir Matthew Fell and Mrs. Mothersole in “The Ash-Tree” · Norman Darwen · ar
    • _33 · Anthony Boucher · Michael Connolly · ar; on AB’s mentions of MRJ and Jamesian moments in AB stories.
    • 36 · Letters · The Readers · lc
    • _36 · [letter] · David Rowlands · lt
    • _36 · [letter] · Phil Rickman · lt
    • _36 · [letter] · Keith Senior · lt
    • _37 · [letter] · David Longhorn · lt
    • 38 · Reviews
    • _38 · Review of Warnings to the Curious: A Sheaf of Criticism on M.R. James · Brian J. Showers · br
    • _41 · Review of Oh, Whistle…: Two Ghost Stories by M.R. James (Robert Lloyd Parry theatricals) · Roger Johnson · rv
    • _43 · Review of The Complete Ghost Stories of M.R. James, Volume Two (audiobook) · Rosemary Pardoe · rv
    • _44 · Review of A Warning to the Furious (sic; BBC4 radio) · David Longhorn · rv
    • _45 · Review of M.R. James at Christmas (BBC4 radio) · Daniel McGachey · rv

    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 [#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 [#31, April 2017] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10 per year, 44pp, octavo s/s, cover: [untitled collage] by Rosemary Pardoe) []
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 2 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed
    • 4 · News
    • _4 · News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl
    • _6 · Articles on M.R. James · Rosemary Pardoe · cl
    • _7 · Other Jamesian Writers · Rosemary Pardoe · cl
    • _8 · Jamesian Podcasts 5 · Rick Kennett · cl
    • 10 · Assizes · C. E. Ward · ss; a sequel to MRJ’s “Martin’s Close”.
    • 23 · The Rare, the Choice and the Curious: A. N. L. Munby’s “The Comte de Marnay” · Mark Valentine · ar [Ref. A. N. L. Munby]; review of bookish (but non-fantastic) story by Munby which appeared in The Book Collector for Spring, 1958.
    • 26 · Mr. Humphries Meets Ann Clark: M.R. James Sightings in Maurice Sandoz’s The Maze · Martin Voracek · ar [Ref. M. R. James & Maurice Sandoz]
    • 32 · Jamesian Notes and Queries
    • _32 · Miss M. H. James, the Author of Bogie Tales of East Anglia · Rosemary Pardoe · ar [Ref. Margaret Helen James]; identifies author of 1891 collection as Margaret Helen James, a cousin of MRJ.
    • _32 · Ghostly Southwold · Peter Bell · ar; recounts ghostly anecdote from Story of Southwold, by M. Janet Becker (1948).
    • _33 · Manly Wade Wellman’s “Chorazin” · Rosemary Pardoe · ar Lady Wardrop’s Journal #1, 2016 [Ref. M. R. James & Manly Wade Wellman]; slightly revised.
    • 35 · Reviews · Various · rc
    • _35 · Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Volume 1: A Graphic Collection of Short Stories. adapted by Leah Moore & John Reppion · Rosemary Pardoe · br
    • _37 · The Ghosts & Scholars Book of Shadows, Volume 3, ed. Rosemary Pardoe · Daniel McGachey · br
    • _40 · Phantasms: Twelve Eerie Tales, by Peter Bell · Roger Johnson · br
    • _41 · Shadows on the Fens: East Anglian Tales of Terror, ed. Wayne Adrian Drew · Rosemary Pardoe · br
    • _42 · Oh Whistle and I’ll Come to You adapted by David Rudkin · Helen Kemp · th; review of 2 December 2016 production by New Perspectives Theatre Company, at St. Peter’s Church, N. Malvern.
    • _43 · The Rats in the Walla and Other Tales · Gordon Wheeldon · th; review of 28 October 2016 production by Bring Out Your Dead Productions of play interpolating material from five works by HPL, MRJ, Poe.
    • bc. · “The Demon Tap, from Collin de Plancy’s Dictionnaire Infernal” · [uncredited] · cv

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