GHOSTS AND SCHOLARS No. 12.
Liverpool, UK: The Haunted Library, 1990. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original printed wrappers, stapled at spine. 44 pp. The preeminent journal for M.R. James studies and Jamesian supernatural fiction. This issue is noteworth for printing for the very first time the unfinished tale "The Fenstanton Witch" by the master, M.R. James. This tale later achieved book form in the chapbook "THE FENSTANTON WITCH AND OTHERS. M.R. James in Ghosts and Scholars" (1999). Most issues are of this journal are scarce, the early issues are rare. Faint rusting to staples; a near fine copy. Item #313498
Contents
ifc • Contents • (1989) • interior artwork by Jim Pitts
1 • The Fenstanton Witch • short story by M. R. James
7 • The Fenstanton Witch • interior artwork by Allen Koszowski
8 • Water from the Well • short story by Chico Kidd [as by A. F. Kidd]
13 • King John's Ditch • short story by David G. Rowlands
18 • The Old Victory, Great Livermere • [Jamesian Notes & Queries] • essay by Roger Nicholson
19 • King John's Ditch • interior artwork by Alan Hunter
20 • The Abbot • short story by Kathleen J. Patterson
25 • "Lost Hearts" • [Jamesian Notes & Queries] • essay by Victor H. Warren [as by Victor Warren]
26 • Some Thoughts on the Five Jars and "After Dark in the Playing Fields" • [Jamesian Notes & Queries] • essay by Rosemary Pardoe
27 • After Dark in the Playing Fields • interior artwork by Alan Hunter
28 • Edmund Crispin • [Writers in the James Tradition • 9] • essay by Roger Johnson
31 • Martin's Close • [Notes on Stories by M. R. James] • essay by Roger Johnson and Rosemary Pardoe and David G. Rowlands and Muriel Smith and John Alfred Taylor [as by Roger Johnson and Rosemary Pardoe and David Rowlands and Muriel Smith and John Alfred Taylor]
32 • Martin's Close: The Wimsey Collection • (1937) • essay by Dorothy L. Sayers
33 • Martin's Close • interior artwork by Dallas Goffin
35 • A Warning to the Curious: A Critical Look at the James List, Part Five: The Novels • essay by David G. Rowlands [as by David Rowlands]
35 • A Warning to the Curious • (1983) • interior artwork by Jim Pitts
36 • Count Magnus • interior artwork by Dallas Goffin
37 • Reviews • (1989) • interior artwork by Jim Pitts
37 • Review: Bone to His Bone: The Stoneground Ghost Tales of E. G. Swain by E. G. Swain • review by Rosemary Pardoe
38 • Review: Antique Dust by Robert Westall • review by Jan Arter
39 • Review: Post Mortem: New Tales of Ghostly Horror by Paul F. Olson and David B. Silva • review by Mike Ashley
39 • Review: Spectral Tales 2 by Robert M. Price • review by Mike Ashley
40 • Review: Adversary by Daniel Rhodes • review by Mike Ashley
41 • Casting the Runes • interior artwork by Tony Patrick
bc • Count Magnus [2] • interior artwork by Dallas Goffin.
Price (CAD): $85.00