2005

Continuing the BBC's Ghost Stories for Christmas series. Highty watchable adaptation of an under appreciated tale. Builds atmosphere using a almost…
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1911

The second collection of ghost stories, published in 1911. Some later editions under the title Ghost Stories of an Antiquary contain the preceding…
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1904

The first collection of ghost stories, published in 1904 (some had previously appeared in magazines). Some later editions under this title contain…
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1919

A Thin Ghost and Others is the third collection of ghost stories, published in 1919. Includes: The Residence at Whitminster, The Diary of Mr Poynter,…
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1922

Story written for children, possibly related to After Dark on the Playing Fields. Illustration by Gilbert James.
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1925

M. R. James' fourth and final collection of new ghost stories, published in 1925.

Includes: The Haunted Dolls' House, The Uncommon Prayer-Book, A…
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1928

Printed in limited edition before its inclusion in Collected Ghost Stories.
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1931

The tail piece Stories I have tried to write accompanies 30 classic tales of their genre set against convincing backgrounds to afflict chilling terror…
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1987

This selection of 21 stories represents the best of James's work, and includes three stories which are not in Collected Ghost Stories. Includes:…
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2001

A definitive collection with all short stories, fragments, The Five Jars, essays and the three short stories not included in the Collected Ghost…
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