A Checklist of Haunted Library Booklets

Haunted Library, founded in 1979, is the imprint of Rosemary Pardoe for her journals Ghosts & Scholars and The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter, and for a series of booklets of Jamesian stories or essays. The checklist of the booklets given below has been compiled by Rosemary.

1. Eye Hath Not Seen: Supernatural Anecdotes from the Reminiscences of Father D. O'Connor (David  G. Rowlands, 1980)

2. 99 Bridge Street (William Fairlie Clark, 1982)

3. Saints & Relics (David G. Rowlands, A.F. Kidd, Roger Johnson, Darroll Pardoe, 1983)

4. Hag's Tapestry (Jessica Amanda Salmonson, 1984)

5. Watch the Birdie (Ramsey Campbell, 1984)

6. A Graven Image and Other Essex Ghost Stories (David G. Rowlands, Roger Johnson, Mary Ann Allen, 1985)

7. When the Door is Shut and Other Ghost Stories by 'B' ([A.C. Benson], 1986)

8. An Empty House and Other Stories (Ron Weighell, 1986)

9. Angles of Coincidence: Rennes le Chateau and the Magdalen Mystery (Ron Weighell, 1987)

10. The Moon-Gazer and One Other ('DNJ', 1988)

11. Binscombe Tales (John Whitbourn, 1989)

12. Harmless Ghosts (Jessica Amanda Salmonson, 1990)

13. Rollover Night: More Binscombe Tales (John Whitbourn, 1990)

14. Absences: Charlie Goode's Ghosts (Steve Rasnic Tem, 1991)

15. The Reluctant Ghost-Hunter (Rick Kennett, 1991)

16. The James Gang: A Bibliography of Writers in the M.R. James Tradition ([Rosemary Pardoe], 1991)

17. Spirits of Another Sort: Ghostly Tales of Tompion College (Alan W. Lear, 1992)

18. Popes & Phantoms (John Whitbourn, 1992)

19. Supernatural Pursuits (William I.I. Read, 1993)

20. A Binscombe Tale for Christmas (John Whitbourn, 1994)

21. The Greater Arcana (Ron Weighell, 1994)

22. A Binscombe Tale for Summer (John Whitbourn, 1996)

23. Call of the Tentacle (William I.I. Read, 1997)

24. The Fenstanton Witch and Others: M.R. James in Ghosts & Scholars (1999)

25. Occult Sciences (M.R. James, 2004)

26. Tales from Lectoure (M.R. James, 2006)

27. A Bibliography of the Writings of M.R. James (Rosemary Pardoe, 2007)

28. Ex Libris: Lufford (Daniel McGachey, 2012)

29. Ting-a-Ling-a-Ling (Daniel McGachey, 2017)

30. The Bishop's Inventory (Jane Jakeman, 2019)

No’s 25-30 were issued as supplements to Ghosts & Scholars or The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter. In addition, Jacqueline Simpson's Where are the Bones? and Other Stories (2019) was a joint Haunted Library/Supernatural Tales production. There are also a few other booklets such as The Cropton Lane Farm Murders, and those issued alongside subsequent issues of Ghosts & Scholars under guest editors, which didn't have the Haunted Library imprint.

 

Ghosts & Scholars 48

 

Ghosts & Scholars 48, co-edited by Rosemary Pardoe and Katherine Haynes, has just been published. The latest issue of the M R James journal includes two long, new stories from Steve Duffy and David Longhorn.

In non-fiction, Jim Bryant continues his series on MRJ’s travels, with ‘In the Tracks of M R James, No 9: Sweden’, Loretta Nikolic looks at ‘Potential inspirations for “The Uncommon Prayer-Book”’, and Iain Smith celebrates the centenary of James’ book Abbeys.

Rosemary Pardoe contributes an essay-review on Casting the Runes: The Letters of M R James. Rick Kennett surveys podcasts of MRJ interest, and there are five reviews of recent books and events also of James interest.

Ghost and Scholars 48 is available for £6 (UK), $15 (overseas), or as part of a one year, two-issue subscription for £12 (UK), ($30) (overseas), including postage.

Orders and enquiries may be sent to Mark Valentine at: lostclub[at]btopenworld[dot]com

All subscriber copies have been posted.

(Mark Valentine)