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Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936), who published under the byline M. R. James, was a noted medieval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905-1918) and of Eton College (1918-1936), best remembered today for his ghost stories in the classic Victorian Yuletide vein. He is most widely known for his ghost stories, but as a medieval scholar his output was phenomenal and remains highly respected in scholarly circles. His discovery of a manuscript fragment led to excavations in the ruins of the abbey at Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, in 1902, in which the graves of several twelfth-century abbots described by Jocelyn de Brakelond (a contemporary chronicler) were rediscovered, having been lost since the Dissolution. James's ghost stories were published in a series of collections: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904), More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1911), A Thin Ghost and Others (1919), and A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925). Other works include Old Testament Legends (1913), Abbeys (1925), and Collected Ghost Stories (1931).

AGES 9-12Welcome back to the town of Boo!Things have been pretty quiet for Billy, Amanda, and Mr. Night ever since Halloween ended, but that's all about to change.When their friend, Emily, decides to make a zombie movie in town, she goes to the extreme to make her film look as real as possible.The result is zombies...lots and lots of zombies.With the help of Mr. Night, it's up to Billy and Amanda to stop the chaos before it's too late, and the dead take control of Boo...forever!

“This is a book for the boys and girls. It presents eight stories, chosen for their power to interest youth and for the sound sense that some of them, at least, inculcate either directly or indirectly. The translations are in some cases made by the author; in others, they are taken from standard editions of the various apocryphal books. A cleverly conceived preface furnishes the necessary viewpoint for the understanding of the stories. The collection is well fitted to arouse an interest in the Apocrypha and a desire for further knowledge of them.” -“The Biblical World,” Volume 43 A collection of eight tales adapted by James for children, drawn from stories in the non-canonical Biblical literature known as the 'Apocrypha.’ Prefaced with clear explanations of each subject: 1. Adam 2. The Death of Adam and Eve 3. Abraham 4. The Story of Aseneth, Joseph's Wife 5. Job 6. Solomon and the Demons 7. The Story of Ebedmelech the Ethiopian and of the Death of Jeremiah 8. Ahikar

Excerpt from The Five JarsYou remember that you were puzzled when I told you I had heard some thing from the owls - or if not puzzled (for I know you have some experience of these things), you were at any rate anxious to know exactly how it happened. Perhaps the time has now come for you to be told.It was really luck, and not any skill of mine, that put me in the way of it; luck, and also being ready to believe more than I could see. I have promised not to put down on paper the name of the wood where it happened: that can keep till we meet; but all the rest I can tell exactly as it came about.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

M R James (1862 - 1936) was a writer and British medieval scholar. His well-known classic ghost stories have a Victorian Christmas theme. Although James is best known for his ghost stories he produced many excellent scholarly works. He is also credited with cataloging libraries at Oxford and Cambridge. Stories included in this collection are The Residence at Whitminster, The Diary of Mr. Poynter, An Episode of Cathedral History, The Story of a Disappearance and An Appearance, and Two Doctors.

You remember that you were puzzled when I told you I had heard something from the owls or if not puzzled (for I know you have some experience of these things), you were at any rate anxious to know exactly how it happened. Perhaps the time has now come for you to be told. It was really luck, and not any skill of mine, that put me in the way of it; luck, and also being ready to believe more than I could see. I have promised not to put down on paper the name of the wood where it happened :that can keep till we meet; but all the rest I can tell exactly as it came about.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at