Bøger af Montague Rhodes James

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Montague Rhodes James is considered one of the greatest writers of ghost stories of all time. Born in Kent, England in 1862, James was a well-known and respected scholar in his time for his exacting and informative research in medieval studies. He went on to become a Provost at King's College, Cambridge, and later Eton, in addition to publishing four popular and influential collections of ghost stories between 1904 and 1925. His story-telling modernized the traditional gothic conception of a supernatural tale to the more realistic contemporary settings and characters of the early 20th century. James incorporated his vast knowledge of antiquities to make the details of his ghost stories all the more genuine and frightening and reveled in contrasting quiet bucolic settings with strange and unexplained events. James's style was widely influential and inspired famous horror writers, such as H. P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. "Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories" contains a collection of some of James' most famous ghost stories. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

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The book titled ""The Verses Formerly Inscribed On Twelve Windows In The Choir Of Canterbury Cathedral: Reprinted From The Manuscript, With Introduction And Notes (1901)"" is a scholarly work by Montague Rhodes James. The book provides a detailed historical account of the twelve windows that were once present in the choir of Canterbury Cathedral. The windows were inscribed with verses that were meant to convey religious messages to the visitors of the cathedral. The book presents a reprint of the original manuscript that contained the verses inscribed on the windows. The manuscript was discovered by the author and is believed to be the only surviving copy of the verses. The book also includes an introduction that provides a detailed background of the cathedral and the significance of the verses inscribed on the windows. In addition, the book provides extensive notes that explain the meaning and context of each verse inscribed on the windows. The notes also provide insights into the religious beliefs and practices of the time period in which the verses were written. Overall, the book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of Canterbury Cathedral and the religious practices of the time period. It provides a detailed account of the verses inscribed on the windows and their significance in conveying religious messages to the visitors of the cathedral.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The Five Jars "", has been considered a very important part of the human history, but is currently not available in printed formats. Hence so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format so that it is never forgotten and always remembered by the present and future generations. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed.

Efter samlingen "En advarsel til de nysgerrige", som udkom i 1925, skrev M. R. James endnu nogle få uhygge-historier, som for nogles vedkommende blev optrykt i en samling med titlen "The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James" fra 1931, mens andre aldrig nåede at udkomme i bogform. Disse "sidste fortællinger" er samlet i denne udgave, og dermed findes alle forfatterens "ghost stories" – når undtages nogle få korte fragmenter, som aldrig rigtigt når at komme på vingerne – på dansk.Indhold:Der var engang en mand, som boede ved en kirkegård – er titlen på en historie, som en figur i Shakespeares "Et vintereventyr" begynder på, men ikke kommer videre med. Dette er M. R. James forestilling om, hvordan den ville lyde.På idrætspladsen ved Eton efter mørkets frembrud – foregår der sære ting i midsommernatten.Den klagende brønd – En flok spejdere på lejr får besked om at holde sig fra en vis forladt gård i nærheden. Det er der selvfølgelig en af dem, der ikke kan.Rotter – Er det rotter, som får sengetæppet i det tomme aflåste værelse på det hyggelige pensionat til at bevæge sig - eller er det noget andet?Eksperimentet – En moder og hendes søn prøver ved uhellige midler at komme på sporet af mandens (formentlig) efterladte formue.Om livløse genstandes ondskab – Føler du dig også ind imellem forfulgt af døde og - så vidt vides - ubevidste genstande?En vignet – Hvad er det, som forsøger at komme ind i haven i skumringen?Heksen i Fenstanton – To unge lærere ved King's College dyrker de forbudte kunster. For at få magt over mørkets magter, drager de en nat ud for at skaffe sig visse effekter fra en nylig afdød heks' grav.Historier, jeg har forsøgt at skrive – er egentlig ikke en spøgelseshistorie, men et lille fascinerende indblik i forfatterens tankegange.Montague Rhodes James - også kendt som M. R. James - var en engelsk forfatter af gysere og spøgelseshistorier. Han blev født i Kent i England i 1862, og voksede op i faderens præstegård i grevskabet Suffolk, som en del af hans senere fortællinger er henlagt til. Han blev uddannet på King's College i Cambridge, hvor han senere var leder af det ansete Fitzwilliam Museum ved Cambridge (1893-1908), han var "provost" ~ prorektor – ved King's College i Cambridge (1905-1918) og senere Eton College (1918-1936). Hans speciale var middelalderen, og han udførte en katalogisering af Cambridges enorme samling af middelaldermanuskripter, som stadig genoptrykkes og benyttes, oversatte de apokryfe skrifter i det ny testamente, bidrog til fundet af middelalderklosteret Bury St. Edmunds i Suffolk, og meget andet.Og ind imellem fandt han på spøgelseshistorier. Hans 'ghost stories' var egentlig kun skrevet for morskabs skyld til oplæsning ved jule-komsammen'er i Cambridge og Eton, men han lod sig overtale til at lade dem trykke i forskellige blade og fik dem efterhånden udgivet i fire små samlinger. I dag er det netop disse historier, han huskes for uden for engelske akademikerkredse, og som har inspireret en mængde andre forfattere, fra H. P. Lovecraft til Stephen King. Han døde på Eton i 1936.

Noveller:- Beboerne i Whitminster: Engang omkring 1730 har Whitminsters dekan, dr. Ashton, taget en afdød søsters søn Frank til sig, og senere får han ansvaret for at opdrage en bekendts søn, lord Saul. Den sidstnævnte hører ikke til Guds bedste børn, og får Frank med på en leg, der bliver skæbnesvanger for dem begge. Godt hundrede år senere finder dr. Ashtons nyindflyttede efterfølger en mærkelig genstand i haven, og der begynder at ske mærkelige ting i huset. - Mr. Poynters dagbog: James Denton finder en gammel dagbog, som indeholder interessante oplysninger om den egn, han netop er flyttet hen til. I dagbogen er der blandt meget andet også indlagt en stofprøve med et særpræget mønster, som han beslutter at lade eftergøre til gardiner til sit nye hus. Det skulle han helst have ladet være med. - En episode af katedralens historie: Da en historiker indfinder sig i Southminster for at optage et register af katedralens arkiv, får han af den gamle kirketjener mr. Worby historien om dengang kirken blev restaureret, og man afdækkede en gammel, navnløs sarkofag med et mærkværdigt og uhyggeligt indhold.- En fortælling om en forsvinden og en genkomst: Gennem fire breve får vi historien om den forsvundne onkel Henry, sognepræst i en lille landsby, og hvordan han atter kommer for en dag.- To doktorer: Fortælleren har indkøbt nogle gamle regnskabsbøger for at genbruge de tomme ark, og finder blandt andre ting nogle uddrag af referater fra en gammel retssag. - Dette er formentlig den mest mærkelige og uigennemskuelige af alle M. R. James' historier, og den har trodset alverdens tolkningsforsøg. Så det er helt op til læseren, hvordan han vil stykke brudstykkerne fra retssagen sammen til et forståeligt og temmelig foruroligende hele ...!