tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486014069491785541.post4103251326958468618..comments2023-10-30T06:46:03.614-07:00Comments on Outlandish Knight: “A person of antiquarian pursuits”: M R James and archaeologyDavid Pettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514706608520437856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486014069491785541.post-80847087335420103282016-04-28T08:50:15.349-07:002016-04-28T08:50:15.349-07:00thanks for picking up that error- all corrected no...thanks for picking up that error- all corrected now! DDavid Pettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514706608520437856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486014069491785541.post-2764162881163391102016-04-28T05:33:37.641-07:002016-04-28T05:33:37.641-07:00err... John Ruskin wasn't the founder of SPAB ...err... John Ruskin wasn't the founder of SPAB - Morris was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2486014069491785541.post-50449621946835672222015-11-01T11:11:50.331-08:002015-11-01T11:11:50.331-08:00Thank you for this. It is rather a shame that so f...Thank you for this. It is rather a shame that so few people who are aware of James's ghost stories are completely unaware of his antiquarian and historical contributions, which are every bit as significant but, sadly, now inaccessible to the general public. I am sure he would have been shocked to discover that he is now better known for his ghost stories. James's interpretation of the Lady Chapel at Ely still stands, as does much of his work on Bury St Edmunds. It is also worth noting that the first part of James's monograph on Bury Abbey was an attempt to reconstruct the contents of the Abbey's library - James was fascinated by medieval books.Francis Younghttp://francisyoung.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com