While M. R. James is best remembered as the author of thirty-four ghost stories, most of which have seldom been out of print, during his lifetime he was acknowledged as a leading authority on medieval manuscripts and biblical apocrypha. He published...

M. R. James was the greatest student of medieval manuscripts in the English-speaking world during the first third of the twentieth century. He also made vast contributions to a variety of related subjects, most notably the studies of extrabiblical...

Dr Montague Rhodes James is a literary ghost writer who created Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. One of his famous works, 'Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You, my Lad,' is included in the collection. All of his ghost stories were inspired by his...

The intractable problem of how to successfully brand the diverse business interests that are HSBC has finally been resolved. The bank is to unveil a new corporate image in January, putting an end to the years of confusion over James Capel, Samuel Montagu, Midland...