GHOSTS AND SCHOLARS 8.
Cheshire, UK: Rosemary Pardoe [The Haunted Library]. 1986. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original printed wrappers, stapled at spine. 40 pp. Front cover image by Allen Koszowski. The preeminent journal for M.R. James studies and Jamesian supernatural fiction. This issue is notable for having the first appearance in print of the Late Ron Weighell's excellent weird tale "Bishop Asgarth's Chantry", later collected in THE WHITE ROAD (Ghost Story Press, 1997). Most issues of this journal are scarce, the early issues are rare. A Fine copy. s essay. Item #314295
Contents
ifc • There Was a Man Who Dwelt by a Churchyard • interior artwork by Alan Hunter
1 • Bishop Asgarth's Chantry • short story by Ron Weighell
1 • Bishop Asgarth's Chantry • interior artwork by Nick Maloret
8 • The Hare • (1914) • short story by B
8 • The Hare • interior artwork by Colin Langeveld
15 • The Godmother • short story by Tina Rath
15 • The Godmother • interior artwork by Alan Hunter
22 • Cecil Binney (1897-1966) • [Writers in the James Tradition • 5] • essay by Richard Dalby
23 • The Colonel's Ghost Story • short story by Cecil Binney [as by Ambrose Hoopington]
23 • The Colonel's Ghost Story • interior artwork by Dave Carson
28 • An M. R. James Letter • essay by Jack Adrian
34 • Review: When Dusk Comes Creeping by Lanyon Jones • review by Rosemary Pardoe
35 • Review: Night Voices by Robert Aickman • review by Roger Johnson
35 • Review of Hawkmoor by Robert Aickman • essay by Paul Kincaid
36 • Review: The Edge of the World by John Gordon • review by Maureen Kincaid Speller [as by Maureen Porter]
36 • Review: The Witch of Lagg by Ann Cheetham • review by Maureen Kincaid Speller [as by Maureen Porter]
36 • Review: The Ghosts in the Attic by Betty Ren Wright • review by Maureen Kincaid Speller [as by Maureen Porter]
37 • Review: Some Remarks on Ghost Stories by M. R. James • review by Richard Dalby
37 • Review: The Devil's Looking Glass by Simon Rees • review by Rosemary Pardoe
37 • Review: Catch Your Death and Other Ghost Stories by John Gordon • review by Rosemary Pardoe
37 • Review: After Midnight Tales by Amy Myers • review by Rosemary Pardoe
37 • Review of As We Were by E. F. Benson • essay by Rosemary Pardoe
41 • A View from the Hill • interior artwork by Tony Patrick
38 • Review: Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories by Roald Dahl • review by Rosemary Pardoe
38 • A Warning to the Curious: A Critical Look at the James List, Part One • essay by David G. Rowlands [as by David Rowlands]
bc • Casting the Runes • interior artwork by Jim Pitts.
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