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ETON AND KING'S, M. R. James's recollections of his time spent in the Colleges founded by King Henry the Sixth, is the only autobiographical volume bequeathed to us by the highly regarded scholar and antiquarian—the man known to us as the Master of the English Ghost Story.

 

Displaying the wry humour so evident in his fiction, James fill the pages of ETON AND KING'S with a lovingly detailed portrait of the artist as a younger man, discussing the people and experiences which were to influence his later life—including A. C. & E. F. Benson, E. G. Swain, James McBryde, and most notably 'my Tutor', H. E. Luxmoore. James reveals his deep affection for those venerable establishments, guiding the reader through many of their unique customs and practices.

 

While ETON AND KING'S is somewhat less than a traditional autobiographical study, the book does reveal something of James's beliefs, interests, and way of thinking, all f which found expression, to some extent, in his ghost stories. We also learn, somewhat surprisingly, of MRJ the sportsman—his involvement in the Wall Game at Eton, and his occasional outings on the cricket field. More especially, we experience James's Continental trips—to Germany, Scandinavia, and, particularly, to his beloved France—undertaken in the company of College friends and associates.

 

The Chitchat Society, which witnessed the reading of the first of MRJ's ghost stories, also puts in an appearance when James discusses the life and workings of various College societies with which he was involved; and finally MRJ guides us through his work with manuscripts and his duties as Provost. (Verlagstext)