Happy 150th birthday, M. R. James

The great ghost-story author and educator Montague Rhodes James was born 150 years ago today in Goodnestone Parsonage in Kent, England.

My personal favorite of James' many ghost tales is "The Mezzotint," which I will let you discover for yourselves.

To celebrate the anniversary of his birth, here are some great links to M.R. James content:

• A chronological list of his ghost stories
• M.R. James works available for free from Project Gutenberg ("Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" is a great starting point.)
• Ghosts & Scholars, a newsletter devoted to M.R. James
• A Thin Ghost includes this good rundown of television and movie adaptations of James' works
• A Podcast to the Curious is an in-depth site devote to M.R. James. A 150th birthday special is currently featured.
• The Spooky Isles (a horror website) post about James' birthday
• On YouTube: BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee ("A Warning to the Curious")
• On YouTube: BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas with Christopher Lee ("Number 13")
• James' gravestone at Eton Parish Cemetery in Berkshire, England