A Thin Ghost and Others

A Thin Ghost and Others is a horror short story collection by British writer M. R. James, published in 1919. It was his third short collection. "The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance" and "An Episode of Cathedral History" had been previously published in The Cambridge Review in 1913 and 1914 respectively; the other stories were first published in this collection.[1]

A Thin Ghost and Others
AuthorM. R. James
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror
PublisherEdward Arnold
Publication date
1919
Media typePrint (hardback)
Preceded byMore Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 
Followed byA Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories 

Several stories in this collection are part of what critic Michael Kellermeyer describes as James' "puzzle-story phase," consisting of oblique tales that require an unusual amount of interpretation.[2]

"An Episode of Cathedral History" has been seen as a sequel or companion piece to James' earlier story "Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book", which features a similar creature.[3]

Contents of the original edition
  • "The Residence at Whitminster"
  • "The Diary of Mr Poynter"
  • "An Episode of Cathedral History"
  • "The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance"
  • "Two Doctors"

References
  1. Jones, Darryl (2011). "Explanatory Notes". Collected Ghost Stories by M. R. James. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 451, 453. ISBN 978-019-956884-0
  2. Kellermeyer, Michael (21 December 2021). "M. R. James' The Story of a Disappearance & an Appearance: A Two-Minute Summary & Literary Analysis". oldstyletales.com/. Retrieved 17 October 2023. The story is certainly one of James' more opaque and confusing: he was just about to launch into his puzzle-story phase – his first was "A School Story," but the likes of "Two Doctors," "An Evening's Entertainment," "The Diary of Mr Poynter," "The Residence at Whitminster," and "A Neighbour's Landmark," were soon to follow.
  3. Jones, Darryl (2011). "Explanatory Notes". Collected Ghost Stories by M. R. James. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 452."'Cathedral History's' demon is female (as opposed to its male counterpart in 'Canon Alberic')."ISBN 978-019-956884-0

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