''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. 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. " 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.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')."

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"

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* * * 1919 short story collections Short story collections by M. R. James Short stories about ghosts Edward Arnold books {{1910s-horror-story-collection-stub