M.R. James and the “Twice A Fortnight” Club
This picture can be found in the book "Ghosts and Scholars"
According to the book, Fred was a "long-time friend of MRJ', [and] was a member of the Chitchat Society which heard the two original ‘ghost stories of an antiquary’ being read on 28th October 1893…..but very few of his own superb occult tales were distinctly Jamesian". The Twice a Fortnight club was an offshoot of the chitchat.
And thank you @alovelywaytospendanevening for this delightful snippet from Geoffrey Palmer’s book –
Clearly the plan didn’t succeed!
For more on MR James, there is an interesting podcast from ‘Gone Medieval’ about his career as a medieval scholar and how it influenced his writing, as well as his collaborations with Fred.
And a deep dive into one of Fred's most famous ghost stories 'negotium perambulans' can be found here along with some interesting biographical background.
