A Warning to the Curious: Two Ghost Stories by M.R. James FSA

Two Ghost Stories by M.R. James FSA Performed by Robert Lloyd Parry

Join us for an evening of ghosts and ghouls, with performances from the works of author, medievalist and Fellow, M.R. James (1862-1936). M.R. James FSA first wrote his ghost stories to perform to friends in Kings College Cambridge in the year leading up to World War One. Now, over a century after their first publication, performer Robert Lloyd Parry has bought two of the eeriest and most entertaining back to life at Burlington House.

Lost Hearts was among the first stories the author wrote and it offers one of his most memorable villains, the predatory scholar Mr Abney. It is paired here with perhaps James’s most poignant and personal work: A Warning to the Curious, in which a young archaeologist is haunted and hunted by the guardian of an ancient treasure.

Enjoy the atmospheric surroundings of our Meeting Room and Library, where M.R. James FSA the leading authority on medieval manuscripts was also known to jot down ideas for his ghost stories! Arranged especially for the evening there will be a Halloween-themed display of unique and spellbinding items from the Society’s collection and a paid bar throughout the evening. WARNING: This evening contains moments of pleasing terror!

Performer Robert Lloyd Parry has been touring several shows based on the works of M.R. James FSA around the country for a decade and he appeared as the author in Mark Gatiss’s acclaimed BBC Documentary: “M R James: Ghost Writer.”

‘Robert Lloyd Parry restores the charm and pleasure of the original tales with his excellent and convincing storytelling…’ Cambridge Evening News

Tickets cost £25 each and come with one free drink. All profits raised through ticket sales will go towards cataloguing our 18th and 19th-century printing blocks.

Book your tickets on our website: https://www.sal.org.uk/event/28657/