Notes
First published in the magazine The Empire Review, February 1923.
Publications (64)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 |
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The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Edward Arnold | Collection | 472 |
| 1931 |
|
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Longmans, Green and Co. | Collection | 472 |
| 1944 |
|
Selected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Editions for the Armed Services | Collection | |8 |
| 1944 | The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Edward Arnold | Collection | 472 | |
| March 1944 |
|
Best Ghost Stories of M. R. James | World Publishing Co. | Collection | |
| July 1944 |
|
Best Ghost Stories of M. R. James | World Publishing Co. | Collection | 122 |
| August 1947 |
|
Tales of the Supernatural | Pan Books | Anthology | 121 |
| 1951 |
|
Tales of the Supernatural | Pan Books | Anthology | 121 |
| 1964 |
|
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Edward Arnold | Collection | 472 |
| 1968 |
|
Hauntings: Tales of the Supernatural | Doubleday | Anthology | 95 |
| 1970 |
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Thirteen Uncanny Tales | J. M. Dent | Anthology | 180 |
| 1970 |
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The Restless Ghost: And Other Encounters and Experiences | Collins | Anthology | 273 |
| 1971 |
|
The Usurping Ghost: And Other Encounters and Experiences | E. P. Dutton | Anthology | 273 |
| 1972 |
|
The Restless Ghost: And Other Encounters and Experiences | Collins | Anthology | 273 |
| February 1972 |
|
The Fourth Armada Ghost Book | Armada | Anthology | 42 |
| February 1973 |
|
The Usurping Ghost: And Other Encounters and Experiences | E. P. Dutton | Anthology | 273 |
| 1974 |
|
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Edward Arnold | Collection | 472 |
| 1975 | The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | St. Martin's Press | Collection | 472 | |
| 1975 |
|
Nightfrights: An Anthology of Macabre Tales That Have Terrified Three Generations | Peacock Books / Penguin | Anthology | 145 |
| 1975 | The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Edward Arnold | Collection | 472 | |
| 1977 |
|
Ghostly and Ghastly | Beaver Books | Anthology | 81 |
| 1977 |
|
Ghostly and Ghastly | Beaver Books | Anthology | 81 |
| 1980 |
|
Ghost Stories | Octopus Books | Anthology | 158 |
| 1981 |
|
Ghost Stories | Octopus Books | Anthology | 158 |
| 1982 |
|
Ghost Stories | Argo (audio) | Collection | |4 |
| 1984 |
|
The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Penguin Books | Collection | 266 |
| 1984 |
|
The Fourth Armada Ghost Book | Armada | Anthology | 42 |
| 1985 |
|
Realms of Darkness | Octopus Books | Anthology | 457 |
| 1985 |
|
Realms of Darkness | Octopus Books | Anthology | 457 |
| October 1987 |
|
The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Penguin Books | Collection | |
| 1988 |
|
Realms of Darkness | Chartwell Books | Anthology | 457 |
| July 1990 |
|
The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories | Robinson | Anthology | 306 |
| August 1990 |
|
The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 306 |
| 1992 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 258 |
| 1992 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 258 |
| 1993 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 472 |
| 1994 |
|
The Anthology of Ghost Stories | Tiger Books International | Anthology | 306 |
| 1994 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 260 |
| 1994 |
|
Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Godfrey Cave / Penguin | Collection | 266 |
| May 1995 |
|
Selected Ghost Stories | Senate | Collection | |
| July 1995 |
|
The Haunted Dolls' House and Other Stories | Penguin Books | Collection | 1 |
| October 1995 |
|
The Haunted Hour | Berkley Prime Crime | Anthology | 199 |
| November 1996 |
|
Phantastic Book of Ghost Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | |
| August 2001 |
|
A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings | Ash-Tree Press | Collection | |
| September 2002 |
|
Phantastic Book of Ghost Stories | MetroBooks | Anthology | 306 |
| 2004 |
|
The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Anthology | 653 |
| 2004 |
|
The World's Greatest Ghost Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 306 |
| 2004 |
|
The World's Greatest Ghost Stories | Magpie Books | Anthology | 306 |
| 2005 | The World's Greatest Ghost Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 306 | |
| June 2005 |
|
Ghost Stories | Miles Kelly Publishing | Anthology | 204 |
| July 2007 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | |
| October 2011 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | |
| October 2011 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | |
| September 2013 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | |
| April 2017 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | |
| September 2018 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |
| November 2018 |
|
Lost Souls Short Stories | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | |
| September 2019 |
|
HorrorBabble's Ultimate Weird Tales Collection, Volume II | HorrorBabble | Anthology | |17 |
| 2020 |
|
John Landis Presents Haunted Houses: Classic Stories of Doors That Should Never Be Opened | DK Publishing | Anthology | |
| July 2020 |
|
John Landis Presents Haunted Houses: Classic Stories of Doors That Should Never Be Opened | DK Publishing | Anthology | 351 |
| October 2020 |
|
Ghost Stories | Collins | Collection | |4 |
| November 2020 |
|
M. R. James Quick Classics Collection | Collins | Collection | |4 |
| December 2021 |
|
Ghost Stories | Flame Tree Press | Anthology | 197 |
| June 2024 |
|
Deadly Dolls: Midnight Tales of Uncanny Playthings | The British Library | Anthology | 245 |