I have just made a number of additions to the Book Collection section, with four new titles added: R. W. Pfaff’s fantastic biography, Montague Rhodes James; a copy of The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Volume IX, which contains a number of contributions by James written following his archaeological expedition to Cyprus in 1887-1888; Henry the Sixth – A Reprint of John Blacman’s Memoir, translated and edited by James in 1919; and finally a bound volume of the Supplements to the Transactions of the Bibliographical Society 1921-1926, containing two smaller manuscript catalogues by MRJ as parts one and five.
There is also one new addition to the Ghost Stories section in the form of the incomplete tale The Fenstanton Witch, taken from the original manuscript held in Cambridge University Library archives. My sincere thanks go to N. J. R. James and Rosemary Pardoe for allowing me to reproduce this transcription on Antiquarian Ghosts.
Finally, I wanted to put in a small plug for a project many of you may already be aware of: Dr. Jane Mainley-Piddock’s book Casting the Runes: The Letters of M. R. James, which is currently seeking funding through crowdfunding publisher Unbound. I’m personally very keen to get my hands on a copy of the book, so please do consider backing the project if you’d be interested in seeing more of James’ personal correspondence published. The funding target stands at 71% at the time of writing.
Duncan J. Rule.
Antiquarian Ghosts 