M. R. James

20th century british author, medievalist scholar and provost.

Born August 1st, 1862 in Dover. [ref]

Died June 12th, 1936 at 73 years old in Eton. [ref]

Occupations
art historian, children's writer, medieval historian, prosaist, writer
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black