Casting the Runes: The Letters of M. R. James - Couverture rigide

 
9781800181755: Casting the Runes: The Letters of M. R. James
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ISBN 10 : 1800181752 ISBN 13 : 9781800181755
Editeur : Unbound, 2023

Synopsis

The much-loved author Montague Rhodes James is best known today for his ghost stories. Their popularity has kept them in print since the first collection was issued in 1931, and they've earned a cult following. But for all this literary success, his lifetime's correspondence has remained inaccessible in a Cambridge University archive – until now.

This first ever collection of his personal letters has been meticulously curated, transcribed and annotated by Jamesian scholar Jane Mainley-Piddock to offer an unprecedented and overdue insight into a great and singular mind. Through notoriously illegible handwriting, we learn of James's fear of spiders and his love of cats; his musings on the work of other contemporary authors; and a whole life's thoughts on a host of subjects – which shed light on the man himself: his family, his work, his relationships and preoccupations.

Essential reading for any fan, Casting the Runes brings at last to the fore a writer adored for his fiction who himself has long remained in the shadows. 

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À propos de l'auteur

Jane Mainley-Piddock is a British writer, poet and academic. She specialises in the ghost stories of M R James and the literature of the late Victorian period. A lover of cats, books and writing, Mainley-Piddock was born in the village of Johnstown near Wrexham. She was educated at Grango School in the village of Rhosllanerchugog, and being a self-confessed nerd attended Wolverhampton University, Akron University (Ohio), Glyndwr University (Wrexham) and Aberystwyth University. Her favourite authors include Irvine Welsh, Kristin Garth, Anais Nin, and M R James. Favourite Colour: Black Favourite food: cheese and chocolate (often eaten together) Favourite words: Boudain Noir, Chiaroscuro

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Éditeur
Unbound
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1800181752
ISBN 13 
9781800181755
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
300
Éditeur
Mainley-Piddock Dr Jane
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Personne responsable
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