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The Fenstanton Witch (short story)

  • Type: Short Story
  • Length: 16 pages

The Fenstanton Witch is a short story by English scholar Montague Rhodes James. - AsNotedIn

Nicholas Hardman and Stephen Ashe were two Fellows of the King's College in Cambridge: they had come like all their contemporaries from the sister College at Eton where they had spent their lives from about the age of six to that of sixteen, and at the time when we encounter them, they were both men of about thirty years old. Hardman was the son of a Lincolnshire parson, living at Thorganby-on-the-Wolds, while Ashe's father was a yeoman-farmer of Ospringe in Kent.
M R James, The Fenstanton Witch




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  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Neither said any word until they were clear of the town and on the Huntingdon road.
  • Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire Tis a lost place, Fenstanton, for all it be on the Huntingdon road.
  • King's College, Cambridge Nicholas Hardman and Stephen Ashe were two Fellows of the King's College in Cambridge: they had come like all their contemporaries from the sister College at Eton ..., at the time when we encounter them, they were both men of about thirty years old.
  • King's College Old Schools, Cambridge They occupied one room in the Old School of King's (lost), north of the Chapel, which room was always locked when they were out.
  • King's College, Fellows' Building, King's College The common life, such as it was, was confined to Chapel, Hall and the Fellows' Parlour.
  • Lolworth, Cambridgeshire The turning out of the main road towards Lolworth church lay some little distance ahead, and down the lane were coming a group of figures at a great pace.
  • Parish Church Of St Peter And St Paul, Fenstanton Soon they sighted Fenstanton spire, and half a mile further they left the road and made their way across the fields to the side where the churchyard was accessible away from the street.

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Y/M/D Association Description Place Locale Food Event
1990/00/00 M R James Author Since M R James chose not to have "The Fenstanton Witch" published during his lifetime, it first materializes to the public in the 12th issue of the newsletter "Ghosts and Scholars".

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Particulars for The Fenstanton Witch (short story):
Biblical: 2 Kings 2:11 Chariot of fire And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Pseudoscience Cryptozoology the search for and study of animals whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the Loch Ness monster and the yeti
Narrative Arts Fiction prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people
Narrative Arts Narrative an account of connected events
Time Near Midnight end of one day and the beginning of the next
Narrative Arts Prose ordinary written language
Art Type Short Story short form narrative fiction
Paranormal Supernatural manifestation or event attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature
Folklore Witchcraft the practice of magic, especially for evil purposes, the use of spells

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Original Language: English



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