Synopsis
A boy who is orphaned is taken in as the ward of an elderly cousin who studies the spiritual Mysteries of the ancient philosophers.
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Publications (151)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
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| 1931 |
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The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Edward Arnold | Collection | 20 |
| 1931 |
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The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Longmans, Green and Co. | Collection | 20 |
| June 1937 |
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | Penguin Books | Collection | 24 |
| 1944 |
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Selected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Editions for the Armed Services | Collection | |3 |
| 1944 | The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Edward Arnold | Collection | 20 | |
| March 1944 |
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Best Ghost Stories of M. R. James | World Publishing Co. | Collection | |
| July 1944 |
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Best Ghost Stories of M. R. James | World Publishing Co. | Collection | 42 |
| 1945 | Best Ghost Stories | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 157 | |
| 1947 |
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Terror at Night | Avon Book Co. | Anthology | 174 |
| 1953 | The Supernatural Reader | Longmans (Canada) | Anthology | ||
| 1953 |
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | Pan Books | Collection | 23 |
| April 1953 |
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The Supernatural Reader | J. B. Lippincott | Anthology | 286 |
| 1957 |
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The Supernatural Reader | Cassell & Company | Anthology | 286 |
| February 1957 |
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Best Ghost Stories | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 157 |
| 1960 | Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | Penguin Books | Collection | 24 | |
| 1960 |
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Best Ghost Stories | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 157 |
| 1962 |
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The Supernatural Reader | Collier Books | Anthology | 288 |
| 1964 |
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The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Edward Arnold | Collection | 20 |
| 1964 | Best Ghost Stories | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 157 | |
| 1966 |
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The Supernatural Reader | Collier Books | Anthology | 288 |
| February 1966 |
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Great Stories of Mystery and Imagination | Fontana | Anthology | 87 |
| 1967 |
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The Supernatural Reader | Collier Books | Anthology | 288 |
| 1968 |
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The Supernatural Reader | Collier Books | Anthology | 288 |
| April 1968 |
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Great Stories of Mystery and Imagination | Fontana / Collins | Anthology | 87 |
| October 1969 |
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Hanging by a Thread | Houghton Mifflin | Anthology | 335 |
| 1970 |
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Terror! | Blackie & Son | Anthology | 198 |
| 1970 | The Supernatural Reader | Collier Books | Anthology | 288 | |
| 1970 | Hanging by a Thread | W. H. Allen | Anthology | 335 | |
| December 1970 |
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Mind in Chains | Panther | Anthology | 56 |
| 1971 |
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | Dover Publications | Collection | 24 |
| June 1973 |
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The Edge of Never: Classic and Contemporary Tales of the Supernatural | Fawcett Premier | Anthology | 55 |
| 1974 |
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Small Shadows Creep | E. P. Dutton | Anthology | 123 |
| 1974 |
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Bewitched Beings: Phantoms, Familiars and the Possessed in Stories from Two Centuries | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard | Anthology | 192 |
| 1974 |
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Mind in Chains | Panther | Anthology | 56 |
| 1974 |
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The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Edward Arnold | Collection | 20 |
| 1974 |
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Bewitched Beings: Phantoms, Familiars and the Possessed in Stories from Two Centuries | Lothrop, Lee & Shepard | Anthology | 192 |
| July 1974 |
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | Penguin Books | Omnibus | 24 |
| 1975 | The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | St. Martin's Press | Collection | 20 | |
| 1975 | The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Edward Arnold | Collection | 20 | |
| 1976 |
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Dying of Fright: Masterpieces of the Macabre | Charles Scribner's Sons | Anthology | 62 |
| 1976 |
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Small Shadows Creep | Chatto & Windus | Anthology | 123 |
| October 1976 |
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Classic Tales of Horror | Constable & Co. Ltd. | Anthology | 224 |
| July 1977 |
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Deadly Nightshade: Strange Tales of the Dark | Gollancz | Anthology | 11 |
| February 1978 |
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Great Tales of the Supernatural | J. M. Dent & E. P. Dutton | Anthology | 161 |
| June 1978 |
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Deadly Nightshade: Strange Tales of the Dark | Taplinger | Anthology | 11 |
| 1979 | Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 284 | |
| 1979 |
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65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | Octopus Books | Anthology | 410 |
| 1979 |
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Small Shadows Creep | Puffin | Anthology | |
| May 1979 |
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Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 284 |
| 1980 |
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Ghosts That Haunt You | Kestrel Books | Anthology | 63 |
| 1980 |
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65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | Sundial | Anthology | 410 |
| 1982 |
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Specter! | Priam Books / Arbor House | Anthology | |
| 1982 |
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Tales from Beyond the Grave | Octopus Books | Anthology | 195 |
| 1982 |
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65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | Octopus Books / Marks and Spencer | Anthology | 410 |
| 1982 | 65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | Octopus Books | Anthology | 410 | |
| August 1982 |
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Specter!: A Chrestomathy of "Spookery" | Arbor House | Anthology | 65 |
| September 1983 |
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Ghosts That Haunt You | Puffin / Penguin Books (UK) | Anthology | 63 |
| 1984 |
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The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | Penguin Books | Anthology | 184 |
| 1984 |
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The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Penguin Books | Collection | 21 |
| 1984 |
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More Ghost Stories | Argo (audio) | Collection | |2 |
| 1985 |
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Young Ghosts | Harper & Row | Anthology | 1 |
| 1985 |
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Young Ghosts | Harper & Row | Anthology | 1 |
| 1985 |
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Handle with Care | Greenwillow Books / William Morrow | Anthology | 87 |
| 1985 |
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The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | Penguin Books | Anthology | 184 |
| October 1985 | The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | Viking UK | Anthology | ||
| 1986 |
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The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Oxford University Press | Collection | 49 |
| October 1986 |
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Asimov's Ghosts | Dragon | Anthology | 9 |
| November 1986 |
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The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Oxford University Press | Collection | 49 |
| October 1987 |
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The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | Penguin Books | Anthology | 184 |
| October 1987 |
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The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Penguin Books | Collection | |
| March 1988 |
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Ghost Stories | Kingfisher | Anthology | 204 |
| June 1988 |
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Asimov's Ghosts / Asimov's Monsters | Armada | Omnibus | 17 |
| 1989 |
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Tales from Beyond the Grave | Gallery Books / W. H. Smith | Anthology | 195 |
| 1991 |
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The Penguin Book of Horror Stories | Bloomsbury | Anthology | |
| July 1991 |
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Ghost Stories | Kingfisher | Anthology | 204 |
| 1992 |
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Collected Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 11 |
| 1992 |
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Great Vampires & Other Horrors | Chancellor Press | Anthology | 383 |
| 1992 |
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Collected Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 11 |
| 1992 |
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | ISIS Large Print Books | Collection | 17 |
| May 1992 |
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Great Tales of the Supernatural | J. M. Dent | Anthology | 161 |
| 1993 |
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Collected Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 20 |
| March 1993 |
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Ghost Stories | Kingfisher (US) | Anthology | 204 |
| June 1993 |
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Nursery Crimes | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 9 |
| October 1993 |
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Tales of Horror and Mystery | Dean & Son | Anthology | 206 |
| October 1993 |
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Two Ghost Stories: A Centenary | Ghost Story Press | Collection | 11 |
| 1994 |
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Collected Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 13 |
| 1994 |
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Creepy Classics | Random House | Anthology | 41 |
| 1994 |
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Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Godfrey Cave / Penguin | Collection | 21 |
| May 1995 |
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Selected Ghost Stories | Senate | Collection | |
| 1997 |
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Ghost Stories and Other Horrid Tales | The Folio Society | Anthology | |
| April 1997 |
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Ghost Stories | Kingfisher | Anthology | 204 |
| April 1998 |
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Classic Ghost Stories II | Roxbury Park / Lowell House | Anthology | 92 |
| May 1998 |
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A Warning to the Curious and Other Stories | Phoenix | Collection | 15 |
| 1999 |
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Classic Scary Stories | Lowell House | Anthology | 210 |
| October 2000 |
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The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories | Robinson | Anthology | |
| November 2000 |
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The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 423 |
| 2001 |
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The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 423 |
| August 2001 |
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A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings | Ash-Tree Press | Collection | |
| 2002 |
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Great Vampire Stories | Chancellor Press | Anthology | 383 |
| September 2002 |
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Scary! 2: More Stories That Will Make You Scream! | Souvenir Press | Anthology | 45 |
| 2003 |
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Scary! 2: More Stories That Will Make You Scream! | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 45 |
| July 2003 | Ideomancer, July 2003 | Decadent Moon | MAGAZINE | |5 | |
| September 2003 |
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Ghost Stories | Kingfisher (US) | Anthology | 204 |
| 2004 |
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The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Anthology | 438 |
| July 2005 | Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | Project Gutenberg | Collection | ||
| August 2005 |
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The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories (Revised + expanded) | Robinson | Anthology | 423 |
| August 2005 |
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The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories (Revised + expanded) | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 423 |
| September 2005 |
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Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories: The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Volume 1 | Penguin Books (US) | Collection | 14 |
| June 2006 |
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | LibriVox | Omnibus | |2 |
| July 2007 |
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Collected Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | |
| July 2007 |
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Spinetinglers: Ghoulish Ghost Stories | Kingfisher (US) | Anthology | 209 |
| September 2007 |
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Complete Ghost Stories | Collector's Library / CRW Publishing | Collection | |
| June 2009 |
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The Day They Hanged My Best Friend Jimmy... And 21 Other Weird Tales to Get You Through the Coldest Nights | Tangled Vines Press | Anthology | 261 |
| January 2010 |
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Horror Masters Vol. 12 | River Styx Publishing | Anthology | |
| June 2010 |
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Dark Canon: 22 Stories of Fantasy and Fright by M. R. James | Coachwhip Publications | Collection | 21 |
| October 2010 |
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A Boxful of Ghosts | Collector's Library / CRW Publishing | Omnibus | |1 |
| February 2011 |
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | Aeterna | Collection | 12 |
| July 2011 |
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The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories | Robinson | Anthology | |
| October 2011 |
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Collected Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | |
| October 2011 |
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Collected Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | |
| November 2011 |
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | Dover Publications | Collection | |
| October 2012 |
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Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 18 | LibriVox | Anthology | |6 |
| 2013 |
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World's 25 Most Popular Ghost Stories (of the 19th Century) | Sam Teddy Publishing | Anthology | |14 |
| April 2013 |
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The M. R. James Megapack | Wildside Press | Collection | |
| September 2013 |
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Collected Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | |
| September 2013 |
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The Victorian Ghost Story: Annotated and Illustrated Tales of the Macabre (1852-1912) | Oldstyle Tales Press | Anthology | |
| January 2015 |
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | Open Road Integrated Media | Collection | |
| September 2015 |
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Chilling Ghost Short Stories | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | 250 |
| March 2016 |
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Great Ghost Stories: 101 Terrifying Tales | Fall River Press | Anthology | 389 |
| August 2016 |
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Best Ghost Short Stories 1850-1899: A Phantasmal Ghost Anthology | Bottletree Books | Anthology | |3 |
| November 2016 |
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Chilling Ghost Short Stories | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | |250 |
| January 2017 |
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Complete Ghost Stories | Macmillan UK | Collection | |
| January 2017 |
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Complete Ghost Stories | Macmillan UK | Collection | |
| April 2017 |
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Collected Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | |
| November 2017 |
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The Classic Horror Collection | Arcturus Publishing | Anthology | |38 |
| March 2018 |
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The Classic Horror Collection | Arcturus Publishing | Anthology | |38 |
| May 2018 |
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The Classic Horror Collection | Sirius / Arcturus Publishing | Anthology | |38 |
| September 2018 |
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Collected Ghost Stories | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |
| April 2019 |
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HorrorBabble's Ultimate Weird Tales Collection, Volume 1 | HorrorBabble | Anthology | |24 |
| June 2019 |
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Short Stories from the Age of Queen Victoria | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | 315 |
| November 2019 |
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Ghost Stories for Christmas | Shadowridge Press | Anthology | 79 |
| October 2020 |
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More Ghost Stories | Collins | Collection | |2 |
| November 2020 |
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M. R. James Quick Classics Collection | Collins | Collection | |7 |
| December 2020 | Ghosts of the Chit-Chat | Swan River Press | Anthology | ||
| April 2021 |
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The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 9 | Wimbourne Books | Anthology | 336 |
| April 2021 |
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Ghosts of the Chit-Chat | Swan River Press | Anthology | |
| May 2021 |
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Minor Hauntings: Chilling Tales of Spectral Youth | The British Library | Anthology | 167 |
| October 2021 |
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | Poisoned Pen Press | Collection | 18 |
| October 2021 |
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | Poisoned Pen Press | Collection | |
| December 2021 |
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Ghost Stories | Flame Tree Press | Anthology | 145 |
| October 2023 |
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Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection | Audible Originals | Anthology | |4 |