M. R. James
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M. R. James was an English medievalist scholar and author renowned for his influential ghost stories that helped define the modern supernatural horror genre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M. R. James canonical | 5 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost story writer
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horror writer ⓘ human ⓘ medievalist ⓘ scholar ⓘ short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1862-08-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Goodnestone, Kent, England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1936-06-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Eton, Berkshire
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surface form:
Eton, Berkshire, England
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| educatedAt |
Eton College
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King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ
surface form:
King's College, Cambridge
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| employer |
Eton College
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King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ
surface form:
King's College, Cambridge
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| familyName | James ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical apocrypha
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ghost stories ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ palaeography ⓘ |
| fullName | Montague Rhodes James ⓘ |
| genre |
ghost stories
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horror fiction ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Montague ⓘ |
| influenced |
Clark Ashton Smith
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H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ Ramsey Campbell ⓘ Stephen King ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | modern ghost story tradition ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining scholarly settings with supernatural horror
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helping define the modern ghost story ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Thin Ghost and Others
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A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories ⓘ Casting the Runes ⓘ Collected Ghost Stories ⓘ Ghost Stories of an Antiquary ⓘ More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary ⓘ O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad ⓘ
surface form:
Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad
The Mezzotint ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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author ⓘ librarian ⓘ medievalist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Provost of Eton College
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Provost of King's College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| writingStyle | subtle, understated supernatural horror set in scholarly or antiquarian contexts ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.