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Matthew Leggatt @matthewleggatt.bsky.social · 18h

Excited that we'll be welcoming a new member to the English Literature team. For more details and to apply see the link below. We're looking for a 0.5 colleague with a specialism in pre-1800s. www.winchester.ac.uk/About-Us/Wor...

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Explore the University of Winchester and discover your new career. We have a variety of positions in academic and professional services. Work with us.

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Dr Ann Kennedy Smith @akennedysmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

'It has been a long time coming, and eagerly awaited by many, and in this year of the 90th anniversary of James’s death, it does justice to the man and does not disappoint.' @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social on FOR THE DEAD REMEMBER: THE LIFE OF M.R.JAMES by Darryl Jones @oxfordunipress.bsky.social

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Charles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In today from Blackwell’s is the just published biography For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James by Darryl Jones. Should be a fascinating read! #mrjames #ghoststoryforchristmas #ohwhistleandillcometoyoumylad #biography

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hem hem. A seriously gratifying review from someone who really knows what they’re talking about.

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Sarah Bull @sarahebull.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#bookhistory #histmed 18th Century Literatures job at the University of Alberta! Particular interest in candidates with expertise in Critical Race/Ethnicity Studies; Disability Studies; Environmental Humanities; History of Science/Medicine; and Print Culture/ Book History.

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Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Global 18th -Century Literatures

Location - This role is in-person at North Campus Edmonton. The Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in Global 18th-C...

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

For The Booksellers Remember My Pre-Order (eventually). Can’t wait to get stuck into this! 📚 @profdarryljones.bsky.social

Front cover of Prof Darryl Jones’s new biography of M.R. James

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Congratulations to @cferguson.bsky.social on her amazing scholarly edition of Conan Doyle’s unforgettably bizarre spiritualist novel.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hem hem. Me and him have an advert.

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Sarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“Piddington”

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Hem hem. ‘An excellent new biography by Darryl Jones. … A very good book about a very interesting man’ unherd.com/2026/09/mr-j...

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MR James still haunts England

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Things I was frightened of as a child: 1. Iain Cuthbertson in Children of the Stones 2. Asbestos 3. The Green Death 4. Whenever the heroes split up to look for something on TV. Never ends well. 5. Phantom Hounds 6. Rabies 7. Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - a song about child abandonment 8.The Black Nun

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Spotted in the wild: Heffer’s, Cambridge.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James’ is published today! Seven years in the writing, many more in the planning, and - here it is!

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Christine Ferguson @cferguson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It lives! I hope Conan Doyle would be pleased to see what he came to see as his most important novel receive serious scholarly treatment here, even if he might not have approved of all my editorial decisions. If you’re interested in spirits, science, and the end of the world, do check it out!

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

“ [Dylan] Thomas’s final words were apparently “the End is in Eden” which, as Eagleton tartly points out, is just one more of the old windbag’s “metaphysical vacuities”. Now then, Kathryn Hughes and The Guardian, surely you know that referring to a Welsh writer as a windbag is racist stereotype?

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Hem hem again. Eamon Duffy, no less. ‘Exhaustively researched … It is hard to imagine anyone producing a more thorough, well-documented and sympathetic biography than this one’. www.thetablet.co.uk/books/m-r-ja...

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M.R. James’ ghost stories were masterly – but did he have an inner life? - The Tablet

DARRYL JONES (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 464 PP, £25)

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Hem hem. ‘It is difficult to imagine a better account of James’s life ever being written.’

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I’ll be there, talking about the Battle of Omdurman, and Corporal Jones.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Me, the vase, the seersucker suit, and M. R. James.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hem hem. Me and him, in Haunted Magazine!

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The Sergeants’ XI: 1. Rock, 2. John, 3. B. A. Baracus, 4. Windsor Davies, 5. Slaughter, 6. Bob Cryer (s), 7. Bilko, 8. Wilson, 9. John Singer, 10. Phil Esterhaus, 11. Pepper. Manager: Sir Malcolm.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Gordon XI: 1. Banks, 2. Greenidge, 3. Hannah, 4. Lightfoot, 5. General Of Khartoum, 6. Brown, 7. Strachan, 8. Noelle (c), 9. George Lord Byron, 10. Honeycombe, 11. Moron. Manager: Commissioner.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Graham XI: 1. Billy, 2. Chapman, 3. Price, 4. Bond Organization, 5. Alexander Bell, 6. Greene, 7. Mr La-di-da Gunner, 8. Garden (c), 9. Parsons, 10. Crowden, 11. Galloping Gourmet Kerr. Manager: Kenneth.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Mo XI: 1. Tucker, 2. Bowra, 3. Szyslak, 4. Lord Glasman, 5. Mowlam (c), 6. Farah, 7. Dr Desmond, 8. Chevalier, 9. F. D., 10. Salah, 11. Lipman. Manager: Ali Jinnah.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Baz XI: 1. Humphries, 2. Fawlty, 3. Norman, 4. White, 5. Rathbone, 6. J. M., 7. D’Oliveira, 8. Gibb, 9. Luhrman, 10. Obama (c), 11. Brush. Manager: Hume.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Cliffs and Clives XI: 1. Barker, 2. Barnes, 3. Lazarenko, 4. Dunn, 5. T. Ward, 6. Of India, 7. Thorburn, 8. James (c), 9. Revill, 10. Clavin, 11. Jimmy. Manager: Michelmore.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Andy XI: 1. Marvell, 2. Carnegie, 3. Corr, 4. Agassi, 5. Baader, 6. Braugher (c), 7. Ridgeley, 8. MacDowell, 9. Pandy, 10. Warhol, 11. Gold. Manager: Burnham.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Democratic Republic of Roger XI: 1. Bannister, 2. Cook, 3. Waters, 4. De Courcey, 5. Hauer, 6. Allam, 7. Moore, 8. Livesey (c), 9. Ginger, 10. Delgado, 11. The Dodger. Manager: Corman.

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Swan River Press @swanriverpress.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Inexpensive and thoughtful. If you're the sort of person who thinks deeply about horror and literature, you might want this in your life. calquepress.com/collections/...

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Roger XI: 1. Taylor, 2. Scruton, 3. Ramjet, 4. Syd Barrett, 5. Whittaker (c), 6. Miller, 7. Daltrey, 8. McGuinn, 9. Clodagh, 10. Milla, 11. Federer. Manager: Bacon.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Eric XI: 1. Idle, 2. Carmen, 3. Sykes, 4. Heffer, 5. The Red, 6. Clapton, 7. Cantona, 8. Estrada, 9. Roe, 10. Morecambe (c), 11. Wreckless. Manager: Van Lustbader.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Peter XI: 1. The Cat Bonetti, 2. Postlethwaite, 3. Carrington, 4. James Bond, 5. Purves (c), 6. The Great, 7. Townshend, 8. Crispian St., 9. Capaldi, 10. Perfect, 11. Blegvad. Manager: Saint.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Martin XI: 1. Heidegger, 2. Feldman, 3. Scorsese, 4. Luther, 5. Wilde, 6. Balsam (c), 7. Carthy, 8. Pellow, 9. Caine, 10. Luther King, 11. Navratilova. Manager: Buber.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

James XI: 1. White, 2. Robertson Justice, 3. Henry, 4. Bolam, 5. Brown (c), 6. Montague Rhodes, 7. Bond, 8. Lee Curtis, 9. Hendrix, 10. Page, 11. Sommers. Manager: Carter.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Steve XI: 1. Ovett, 2. Sondheim, 3. Interesting Davis, 4. Dedalus, 5. Jay Gould, 6. Stills, 7. Powers (c), 8. Robert Louis, 9. Ray Vaughan, 10. Austin, 11. Nicks. Manager: Wonder.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The Professors’ XI: 1. Longhair, 2. Branestawm, 3. Challenger, 4. Heinz Wolff, 5. Roy Bittan, 6. Sir John Curtice (c), 7. Plum, 8. Brian Cox, 9. Moriarty, 10. Pat Pending, 11. Yaffle. Manager: Xavier.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Will XI: 1. Bragg, 2. Morris. 3. Pickett, 4. Kaiser II, 5. Wonka, 6. van de Kerkhof, 7. The Conqueror, 8. Baggins, 9. Wild Hickok, 10. Withers (c), 11. Oddie. Manager: Shakespeare.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Ken XI: 1. Dodd, 2. Kendall (c), 3. John Galbraith, 4. Halliwell, 5. Nagasaki, 6. Clark, 7. Clarke, 8. Everett, 9. Williams, 10. Ball, 11. Tynan. Manager: Wolstenhulme.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Bob XI: 1. Crusoe, 2. Holness (c), 3. Plant, 4. Coltrane, 5. Whispering Harris, 6. Flack, 7. Carolgees, 8. Charlton, 9. Roberts, 10. Robertson, 11. Robinson. Manager: Robson.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Rays and Roys XI: 1. Chandler, 2. Barraclough, 3. Williams, 4. Vasey, 5. Reardon, 6. Keane (c), 7. Milland, 8. Orbison, 9. Davies, 10. Jenkins, 11. Wood. Manager: Charles.

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Matthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Who remembers the channel four red triangle films? Writing something and curious about what people recall - scenes, titles? Watching/not watching ...

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

George XI: 1. Michael, 2. Jones, 3. C. Scott, 4. Hamilton IV, 5. Fame, 6. From Rainbow, 7. H. W. Bush, 8. W. Bush, 9. Susan, 10. Harrison, 11. Moroder (c). Manager: Martin.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Jeff XI: 1. Boycott, 2. Wayne, 3. Bridges, 4. The Talking Mongoose, 5. Capes, 6. Goldblum, 7. Lynne, 8. Chaucer (c), 9. Hurst, 10. Palmer, 11. Hayes. Manager: Of Monmouth.

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