A Thin Ghost and Others

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A Thin Ghost and Others is a 1919 collection of supernatural short stories by English writer and medievalist M. R. James, showcasing his influential ghost story style.

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instanceOf book
ghost story collection
short story collection
alternativeName A Thin Ghost and Others: Ghost Stories NERFINISHED
author M. R. James NERFINISHED
authorNationality English
authorOccupation medievalist
centuryOfPublication 20th century
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
followedBy A Thin Ghost and Others is followed by later M. R. James collections such as "A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories" NERFINISHED
form prose fiction
genre ghost stories
horror fiction
supernatural fiction
hasAuthor Montague Rhodes James NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn 20th-century ghost story tradition
modern supernatural fiction
hasStory An Episode of Cathedral History
The Diary of Mr. Poynter NERFINISHED
The Residence at Whitminster NERFINISHED
The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance NERFINISHED
Two Doctors
intendedAudience adult readers
language English
literaryPeriod Edwardian era NERFINISHED
notableFor influential ghost story style
originalPublicationFormat print
partOf M. R. James’s ghost story collections
precededBy A Thin Ghost and Others is preceded by earlier M. R. James collections such as "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1919
settingCharacteristic English locations
ecclesiastical and academic environments
styleCharacteristic antiquarian atmosphere
gradual revelation of the supernatural
scholarly detail
subjectMatter ghosts
hauntings
supernatural occurrences
theme consequences of curiosity
encounters with the uncanny
intrusion of the supernatural into everyday life

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