More Ghost Stories

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More Ghost Stories
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Author M. R. James
LanguageEnglish
Genre Horror
Publisher Edward Arnold
Publication date
1911
Publication placeUK
Media typePrint (hardback)
Preceded by Ghost Stories of an Antiquary  
Followed by A Thin Ghost and Others  

More Ghost Stories is a horror short story collection by British writer M. R. James, published in 1911. Some later editions include the stories in this collection and the earlier Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904), combined in a single volume. This is his second short story collection.

Contents

Contents of the original edition

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