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The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#32, October 2017] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10 per year, 24pp, octavo s/s, cover: [untitled collage] by Rosemary Pardoe) [] mailed with: “Ting-a-Ling-a-Ling,” a “subscriber’s supplement” to issue 32. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed 4 · News _4 · M.R. James News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _6 · Other Jamesian News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _8 · Obituaries · Rosemary Pardoe · ob [Ref. Richard Dalby & Robert Hardy] _8 · Jamesian Podcasts 6 · Rick Kennett · cl 10 · The Ghost Story: Folk Lore and the Literary Tale · Lionel Short · iv The Morning Post October 9 1923 [Ref. M. R. James]; Pardoe’s intro quotes James letter saying Short conducted the interview; it’s not clear if the original Post printing bylined him or not. 12 · Jamesian Notes and Queries _12 · Christopher Lee on M.R. James · Rosemary Pardoe · ar [Ref. M. R. James]; revised from Lady Wardrop’s Journal #38 (Sept 2015 mailing of The Everlasting Club). _13 · The Stele · Peter Bell · ar 15 · Fritz Leiber’s “A Bit of the Dark World” · Rosemary Pardoe · rv Lady Wardrop’s Journal #45, 2016 [Ref. Fritz Leiber]; from the Nov 2016 mailing of The Everlasting Club. 17 · Reviews _17 · Medieval Studies and the Ghost Stories of M.R. James, by Patrick J. Murphy · Peter Bell · br [Ref. Patrick J. Murphy] _19 · Terror Tales of Cornwall, ed. Paul Finch · David Harris · br [Ref. Paul Finch] _21 · Remnants: Fenland Horrors & Hauntings, by Robert C. Poyton · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. Robert C. Poyton] 22 · Letters _22 · [letter] · Michael Connolly · lt _23 · [letter] · C. E. Ward · lt 23 · The Ghost Story Awards · The Editor · ms; due to minimal response, the proposed awards have been cancelled. bc. · The Demon Marchocias · Collin de Plancy · il (r); from Dictionnaire Infernal, 1818. · Ting-a-Ling-a-Ling; 28pp, cover by Daniel McGachey, a “subscriber’s supplement” to issue 32. _4 · Preface: Some Personalia About Dr. Lawrence · Daniel McGachey · ms; introduction to the story proper. _6 · Ting-a-Ling-a-Ling [Dr. C. G. Lawrence] · Daniel McGachey · nv _26 · Afterword: Dr. Lawrence: An Informal Portrait · Daniel McGachey · ms _27 · A Note on the Author · [uncredited] · bg [Ref. Daniel McGachey]

The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#33, April 2018] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10 per year, 44pp, octavo s/s, cover: [untitled collage] by Rosemary Pardoe) [] note: while dated “April,” my copy was actually received in mid-March 2018. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed 4 · News _4 · M.R. James News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _6 · Other Jamesian News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _8 · Jamesian Television? · Rosemary Pardoe · cl; on Jamesian references in BBC comedy series The Detectorists. _9 · Obituaries (John Gordon; Mark E. Smith) · Rosemary Pardoe · ob [Ref. John Gordon & Mark E. Smith] _9 · Jamesian Podcasts 7 · Rick Kennett · cl 11 · The Whistle Thing · Michael Chislett · ss; a “modern spin” on MRJ’s “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad”. 21 · Unfinished Business · Mark Nicolls · ss; a sequel to MRJ’s “Lost Hearts”. 28 · The Quest for Karswell: An Enquiry Into Identity (M.R. James; Baron Corvo) · Paul M. Chapman · ar [Ref. M. R. James & Baron Corvo]; argues for “Baron Corvo” rather than Aleister Crowley as chief influence on the MRJ character. 34 · Michael Harrison · Rosemary Pardoe · ar [Ref. Michael Harrison]; describes three arguably Jamesian stories by Harrison. 37 · Reviews · Various · rc _37 · Ghost Stories of an Antiquity, Volume II: A Graphic Collection…, adapted by Leah Moore & John Reppion · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. Leah Moore & John Reppion] _38 · Nine Lessons, by Nicola Upton · Daniel McGachey · br [Ref. Nicola Upton] _40 · The White Road, by Ron Weighell (the 2017 revised collection) · Peter Bell · br [Ref. Ron Weighell] _42 · Lady Stanhope’s Manuscript and Other Stories, by Dale Nelson · David Harris · br [Ref. Dale Nelson] bc. · Cybele’s “Nutcrackers” · Rosemary Pardoe · il

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Ghosts & Scholars [#34, October 2018] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10 per year, 44pp, octavo s/s, cover: “The Kitchen Cat” (from “The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral”) by Daniel McGachey) [] note: the illustrations on the fc and the bc are the same, aside from the bc cat being slightly lighter (fading away?). Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed 4 · News _4 · M.R. James News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _6 · Other Jamesian News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _8 · Obituary (Elsa Wallace) · Rosemary Pardoe · ob [Ref. Elsa Wallace] _8 · Jamesian Podcasts 8 · Rick Kennett · cl 10 · The Chalk Pit · Elsa Wallace · vi; a prequel to the MRJ “Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance”. 12 · The Suppell Stone · Elsa Wallace · ss 18 · Proposed M.R. James RPG · Paul StJohn Mackintosh · ms 19 · My Dancing Days Are Over · Paul StJohn Mackintosh · ss; a prequel to the MRJ “Mr. Humphrys and His Inheritance”. 22 · H.F.W. Tatham: An Outlier of the James Gang · Joseph Hinton · ar [Ref. H. F. W. Tatham] 31 · The Jamesian Elliott O’Donnell? · Peter Bell · ar [Ref. Elliott O’Donnell] 33 · The Watermelon and the Hatstand: On Aickman’s “The School Friend” and Others · Mark Valentine · ar [Ref. Robert Aickman]; expanded from a version published in the 150th mailing (March 2018) of The Everlasting Club. 36 · Jamesian Notes and Queries _36 · Russell Kirk’s Old House of Fear · Peter Bell · br [Ref. Russell Kirk] _37 · A Well in the West · David A. Sutton · ar; on possible misidentification in MRJ’s ABBEYS of a specific sacred well. 41 · Reviews · Various · rc _41 · “Oh Whistle and I’ll Come to You My Lad”, dvd of Robert Lloyd Parry performance] · Rosemary Pardoe · rv [Ref. Robert Lloyd Parry] _42 · Waiting in the Shadows, by Katherine Haynes · Roger Johnson · br [Ref. Katherine Haynes] bc. · “There is no cat” · Daniel McGachey · cv

Ghosts & Scholars [#35, April 2019] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10 per year, 48pp, octavo s/s, cover: “The Mezzotint” by Daniel McGachey) [] The illustrations on the front and back cover are the same, aside from the monster’s half-face in the corner of the window being gone on the back cover. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed 5 · News _5 · M.R. James News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _6 · Other Jamesian News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _7 · Obituaries · Rosemary Pardoe · ob [Ref. Hugh Lamb & Clive Swift] _8 · Jamesian Podcasts 9 · Rick Kennett · cl 10 · Windsheer · Christopher Harman · ss 22 · An Aunt’s Tale [Amelia Tweekwood] · Victoria Day · ss 25 · “Wrapped in His Books?”: The Character of the Scholar in M.R. James’s Stories · Mark Valentine · ar 29 · Aickman’s “The School Friend”: A Response · Peter Bell · ar [Ref. Robert Aickman]; a rebuttal to Mark Valentine’s criticism in the previous issue. 33 · Some Worcestershire Encounters with J.S. Leatherbarrow (and Other People) · John Howard · ar [Ref. J. S. Leatherbarrow]; part of the occasional series “The Jamesian Traveller”. 37 · Reviews _37 · The Haunting of M.R. James (BBC Radio 4 drama series) · Daniel McGachey · rv _41 · A Ghosts & Scholars Book of Folk Horror · Peter Bell · br [Ref. Rosemary Pardoe] _43 · Revenants and Maledictions · David Harris · br [Ref. Peter Bell] _44 · Night of the Demon (new Blu-ray version) · Daniel McGachey · mr bc. · “The Mezzotint”…“he must have got in” · Daniel McGachey · cv

Ghosts & Scholars [#36/37, November 2019] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10.00, 56pp, octavo s/s, cover: “Count Magnus” by Daniel McGachey) [] This issue includes a 24pp “Subscribers’ Supplement” containing a ghostly short story. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed 4 · News _4 · M.R. James News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _7 · Other Jamesian News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _9 · Obituary · Rosemary Pardoe · ob [Ref. Freddie Jones] _9 · Jamesian Podcasts 10 · Rick Kennett · cl 11 · Autumn Harvest · C. E. Ward · ss 24 · More About Miss Tweekwood [Amelia Tweekwood] · Victoria Day · ss 29 · Crossing the Line: The Short Supernatural Fiction of John Gordon · Benjamin Harris · ar [Ref. John Gordon] 39 · Two Lesser-Known John Gordon Novels · Rosemary Pardoe · ar The Everlasting Club Mailing May 2018 [Ref. John Gordon] 41 · Reality vs. Illusion in Aickman’s “The School Friend” · Rebekah Memel Brown · ar Aickman Studies January 2014, as “Skim Milk as Cream: Reality Versus Illusion in the School Friend” [Ref. Robert Aickman] 43 · Jamesian Notes and Queries _43 · Why Did the Ghost Children Wait So Long? · James McArthur · ar; on MRJ’s “Lost Hearts”. _44 · A.E. Housman and Thomas Hardy: M.R. James Fans · Rosemary Pardoe · ar [Ref. A. E. Housman & Thomas Hardy] 45 · Letters · The Readers · lc _45 · [letter] · Sarah Robertson · lt _45 · [letter] · David Rowlands · lt 46 · Reviews · Various · rc _46 · A Warning to the Curious · Daniel McGachey · rv; review of a DVD of a Robert Lloyd Parry performance. _49 · Bogie Tales of East Anglia · Robert Lloyd Parry · br [Ref. M. H. James]; new edition of folklore collection by MRJ’s cousin. _50 · By No Mortal Hand · Andy Sawyer · br [Ref. Daniel McGachey] _52 · Wakenhyrst · David Harris · br [Ref. Michelle Paver] _53 · Where Are the Bones? and Other Stories · Daniel McGachey · br [Ref. Jacqueline Simpson] · @Subscribers’ Supplement · The Bishop’s Inventory · Jane Jakeman · nv

Ghosts & Scholars [#38, (March) 2020] ed. James Doig (Haunted Library, £10 per year, 44pp, octavo s/s, cover: “Martin’s Close” by Daniel McGachey) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · James Doig · ed 3 · News _3 · M.R. James News · James Doig · cl _5 · Jamesian Podcasts 11 · Rick Kennett · cl; given as “Jamesian Podcast 8”. 6 · Lady Wardrop’s Notes · Rosemary Pardoe · cl 9 · The Advent Visitor · C. J. Faraday · ss 15 · The Snows of Yesterday · Margaret Payne · vi 16 · The Stalls of Barchester Theatre · Katherine Haynes · ss 24 · In the Tracks of M.R. James: Series Introduction · Jim Bryant · ar; series will reconstruct MRJ’s vacation journeys from his surviving correspondence. 27 · In the Tracks of M.R. James I: By Double Tricycle to Auxerre · Jim Bryant · ar 30 · Jamesian Notes & Queries _30 · Oak or Ash? · Norman Darwen · ar; on an Irish “Witch’s yew” which may have inspired MRJ’s “The Ash Tree”. 31 · Reviews · Various · rc _31 · Tartan Terror: Robert Lloyd Parry at Innerpeffray, November 2019 · Helen Grant · th _33 · Martin’s Close by M.R. James: A Ghost Story for Christmas · C. E. Ward · rv _35 · Martin’s Close by M.R. James: A Ghost Story for Christmas · Daniel McGachey · rv _38 · Where Shadows Gather · David Harris · br [Ref. Michael Chislett] _40 · Legionnaire · Antonio Monteiro · br [Ref. C. E. Ward] _41 · Green Tea · Patrick Petterson · br [Ref. J. Sheridan Le Fanu] _42 · The Pale Illuminations · Roger Johnson · br [Ref. Robert Morgan]

Ghosts & Scholars [#39, (September) 2020] ed. António Monteiro (Haunted Library, £10 per year, 44pp, octavo s/s, cover: Canon Alberic’s Scrap-book by Jim Pitts) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · António Monteiro · ed 3 · Jamesian News · António Monteiro, uncredited · cl 4 · Jamesian Podcasts 12 · Rick Kennett · cl 5 · Lady Wardrop’s Notes · Ro Pardoe · cl 7 · The Lady Chapel · Robbie Porter · ss 11 · Butterflies · Carole Tyrell · ss 20 · Water’d with Blood · Victoria Day · ss; sequel to, investigation of, and explanation for “The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral”. 27 · In the Tracks of M.R. James 2: Return to Burgundy: Dates 9-25 April 1897 · Jim Bryant · ar 30 · “It May Have Been the Trail.” Jamesian Certainties (and Uncertainties) in John Gordon’s The House on the Brink · Benjamin Harris · ar [Ref. John Gordon] 34 · Ghost Stories of a Norfolk Parson · Peter Bell · br [Ref. John Barnes] 36 · Jamesian Notes & Queries _36 · Possible Inspirational Sources for M.R. James from German Romanticism? · Martin Voracek · ar 39 · Reviews · Various · rc _39 · The Dark and What It Said · Helen Kemp · br [Ref. Rick Kennett] _39 · In Quinn’s Paddock · Helen Kemp · br [Ref. Rick Kennett] _40 · England’s Screaming · Daniel McGachey · br [Ref. Sean Hogan] _42 · The Haunting of M.R. James · Andy Sawyer · mr bc. · Count Magnus · Jim Pitts · cv