Monthly Archives: June 2011

D. M. G. K. Chesterton and J. L. Borges

Posted on Tuesday: June 14, 2011 by Michael Hendry

Two more author anniversaries today, and again authors best known for their short stories. It is the 75th anniversary of the death of G. K. Chesterton, and the 25th anniversary of the death of Jorge Luis Borges. Here’s a bit … Continue reading →

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D. M. M. R. James

Posted on Sunday: June 12, 2011 by Michael Hendry

Today is the 75th anniversary of the death of M. R. James, author of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904) and three other collections. There is a very readable webtext here. Here is a classical bit from “Count Magnus”: “Like … Continue reading →

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