Synopsis
The last of three buried crowns which prevent England from being invaded by sea has been dug up and must be returned to its resting place.
Notes
First published in The London Mercury, August 1925.
Publications (83)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 |
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The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Edward Arnold | Collection | 661 |
| 1931 |
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The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Longmans, Green and Co. | Collection | 661 |
| 1935 |
|
50 Years of Ghost Stories | Hutchinson | Anthology | 175 |
| 1936 |
|
A Century of Ghost Stories | Hutchinson | Anthology | 175 |
| 1944 |
|
Selected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Editions for the Armed Services | Collection | |9 |
| 1944 | The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Edward Arnold | Collection | 661 | |
| 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 | 152 |
| September 1947 |
|
Avon Fantasy Reader, No. 4 | Avon Book Co. | MAGAZINE | 112 |
| 1964 |
|
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Edward Arnold | Collection | 561 |
| December 1965 |
|
Best Tales of Terror 2 | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 22 |
| 1969 |
|
Shapes of the Supernatural | Doubleday | Anthology | 115 |
| 1970 |
|
Let's Talk of Graves: Tales from 'A Century of Ghost Stories' | Hutchinson | Anthology | 65 |
| June 1970 |
|
Let's Talk of Graves: Tales from 'A Century of Ghost Stories' | Arrow Books | Anthology | 65 |
| 1973 |
|
Ghost Stories of M. R. James | The Folio Society | Collection | 183 |
| 1974 |
|
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Edward Arnold | Collection | 561 |
| 1975 | The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | St. Martin's Press | Collection | 561 | |
| 1975 | The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Edward Arnold | Collection | 561 | |
| May 1983 |
|
Ghosts in Country Villages | William Kimber | Anthology | 49 |
| 1984 |
|
The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Penguin Books | Collection | 314 |
| 1984 |
|
Chamber of Horrors | Octopus Books | Anthology | 166 |
| May 1984 |
|
Ghost Tour: An Armchair Journey Through the Supernatural | William Kimber | Anthology | 11 |
| 1985 |
|
Chamber of Horrors | Octopus Books | Anthology | 166 |
| 1986 |
|
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Oxford University Press | Collection | 203 |
| September 1986 |
|
The Mammoth Book of Classic Chillers | Robinson | Anthology | 314 |
| November 1986 |
|
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Oxford University Press | Collection | 203 |
| 1987 |
|
Chamber of Horrors | Gallery Books / W. H. Smith | Anthology | 166 |
| February 1987 |
|
A Warning to the Curious: The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Hutchinson | Collection | 106 |
| April 1987 |
|
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | 257 |
| October 1987 |
|
The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Penguin Books | Collection | |
| 1988 |
|
A Warning to the Curious: The Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Arrow Books | Collection | 106 |
| 1992 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 306 |
| 1992 |
|
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | 257 |
| 1992 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 306 |
| 1993 |
|
The Mammoth Book of Zombies | Robinson | Anthology | 165 |
| 1993 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 561 |
| November 1993 |
|
The Mammoth Book of Zombies | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 165 |
| 1994 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | 308 |
| 1994 |
|
Ghost Stories of M. R. James | Godfrey Cave / Penguin | Collection | 314 |
| 1995 |
|
The Giant Book of Zombies | Parragon | Anthology | 165 |
| May 1995 |
|
Selected Ghost Stories | Senate | Collection | |
| May 1998 |
|
A Warning to the Curious and Other Stories | Phoenix | Collection | 219 |
| October 2000 |
|
My Favorite Horror Story | DAW Books | Anthology | 48 |
| August 2001 |
|
A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings | Ash-Tree Press | Collection | |
| 2002 | Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | ||
| January 2003 | Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press / SFBC | Collection | ||
| 2004 |
|
The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Anthology | 697 |
| May 2004 |
|
My Favorite Horror Story | BP Books / ibooks | Anthology | 61 |
| 2007 |
|
My Favorite Horror Story | MJF Books | Anthology | 43 |
| July 2007 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Wordsworth Editions | Collection | |
| September 2007 |
|
Complete Ghost Stories | Collector's Library / CRW Publishing | Collection | |
| November 2007 |
|
My Favorite Horror Story | ibooks | Anthology | |
| January 2009 |
|
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | 257 |
| October 2009 |
|
Ghost Stories, Volume Two | BBC Audiobooks | Collection | |1 |
| February 2010 |
|
Horror Masters Vol. 13 | River Styx Publishing | Anthology | |
| October 2010 |
|
A Boxful of Ghosts | Collector's Library / CRW Publishing | Omnibus | |1 |
| September 2011 |
|
Haunts: Reliquaries of the Dead | Ulysses Press | Anthology | 5 |
| October 2011 | Ghost Stories | Vintage (UK) | Collection | 113 | |
| October 2011 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | |
| October 2011 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | |
| October 2011 |
|
Ghost Stories | Vintage (UK) | Collection | 113 |
| January 2012 |
|
A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories | IndoEuropeanPublishing | Collection | 1 |
| April 2013 |
|
The Mammoth Book of Zombies | Robinson | Anthology | 189 |
| April 2013 |
|
The Mammoth Book of Zombies | Robinson | Anthology | |10 |
| May 2013 |
|
A Warning to the Curious | Read Books | Chapbook | |
| June 2013 |
|
Zombies! Tales of the Walking Dead | Skyhorse Publishing | Anthology | 189 |
| September 2013 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | |
| December 2013 |
|
A Warning to the Curious | Fantasy and Horror Classics | Chapbook | |
| 2014 |
|
Ghost Stories, Volume Two | Audible Studios | Collection | |1 |
| 2015 |
|
Ghost Stories, Volume Two | Audible Studios | Collection | |1 |
| January 2016 |
|
A Warning to the Curious | Fantasy and Horror Classics | Chapbook | |
| January 2017 |
|
Complete Ghost Stories | Macmillan UK | Collection | |
| January 2017 |
|
Complete Ghost Stories | Macmillan UK | Collection | |
| April 2017 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Oxford University Press | Collection | |
| October 2017 |
|
Classic Ghost Stories | Vintage (UK) | Anthology | 111 |
| November 2017 |
|
Horror Short Stories | Arcturus Publishing | Anthology | |
| March 2018 |
|
A Warning to the Curious | Miniature Masterpieces | Chapbook | |
| March 2018 |
|
Horror Short Stories | Arcturus Publishing | Anthology | |
| April 2018 |
|
Ghosts | Vintage (UK) | Collection | |
| April 2018 |
|
Ghosts | Vintage Digital | Collection | |
| September 2018 |
|
Collected Ghost Stories | Gateway / Orion | Collection | |
| February 2021 |
|
Ghost Stories with Christopher Lee: Four Chilling Tales from the BBC TV Series | BBC Digital Audio | Collection | |4 |
| December 2021 |
|
Ghost Stories | Flame Tree Press | Anthology | 126 |