A Thin Ghost and Others

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.^[1]

A Thin Ghost and Others

Author	M. R. James
Language	English
Genre	Horror
Publisher	Edward Arnold
Publication date	1919
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (hardback)
Preceded by	More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Followed by	A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories

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.^[2]

"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.^[3]

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"