THE FENSTANTON WITCH AND OTHERS. M.R. James in Ghosts and Scholars.
Chester, UK: Haunted Library, 1999. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original printed wrappers, stapled at spine (pamphlet style). 52 pp + covers. Front cover artwork by Paul Lowe. Issued as Haunted Library Publication #54. A fine clean copy. Item #314251
¶ "The Fenstanton Witch" was not published in James' lifetime. The date of authorship is unknown but is believed to be in the 1920s; the story outline is mentioned in James' 1929 essay "Stories I Have Tried to Write". The original manuscript was deposited in Cambridge University Library (reference. CUL Add.7484.1.27, 28b). In 1990 (54 years after James' death), it was transcribed by Rosemary Pardoe and Darroll Pardoe and published in issue 12 of "Ghosts & Scholars". This is the first edition in book form, (Ghosts and Scholars being a journal).The original manuscript was untitled; the title "The Fenstanton Witch" was chosen by the Pardoes. Twelve stories, articles or essays are included here, including three previously unpublished story drafts.
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