'Feeding the Cockerels' by Myles Birket Foster A Vignette is generally described as 'the last ghost story MR James ever wrote' – not unreasonably, since it was published posthumously in the year of his death, 1936, in the November edition of The London Mercury (at that time, a major monthly literary journal), James having died … Continue reading Α or Ω ? Reflections on ‘A Vignette’ – M R James’s last masterpiece
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Pity or Terror? MR James and Jonathan Miller
Since MR James is our most noted writer of ghost stories, Michael Hordern one of our finest actors, and the many-faceted Jonathan Miller among our most celebrated directors, it should be no surprise that a production combining the talents of all three should acquire ‘classic’ status; but that should not stop us looking at it … Continue reading Pity or Terror? MR James and Jonathan Miller
The perils and pitfalls of adaptation in the ghost stories of M R James
('Young Shepherds at Evening Time' by Myles Birket Foster) The usual effect of seeing any film or TV adaptation of a book or story that I like is to send me back to the original, so on that ground alone (assuming I am not the only one so affected) I would say that such adaptations … Continue reading The perils and pitfalls of adaptation in the ghost stories of M R James
Here’s some I wrote earlier…
Once upon a time, there was a splendid site about fixed-gear cycling called 63xc, run by Will Meister, proprietor of the coolest cycleshop in cyberspace, Hubjub. (I have just learned that Hubjub has now changed hands - I hope it continues the excellent service Will established) This is a piece I wrote for Will in … Continue reading Here’s some I wrote earlier…
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