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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| A Thin Ghost and Others canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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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
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horror fiction ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Montague Rhodes James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
20th-century ghost story tradition
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modern supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasStory |
An Episode of Cathedral History
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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
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ecclesiastical and academic environments ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
antiquarian atmosphere
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gradual revelation of the supernatural ⓘ scholarly detail ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
ghosts
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hauntings ⓘ supernatural occurrences ⓘ |
| theme |
consequences of curiosity
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encounters with the uncanny ⓘ intrusion of the supernatural into everyday life ⓘ |
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