M.R. James

M.R. James

M.R. James was born in Kent, England on August 1st, 1862 and passed away at the age of 73 on June 12th, 1936.

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M.R. James Stats: The most read book by M.R. James on Book Notification is Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come For You, My Lad, a Novella. The second most read book is The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James, a Collection.

Below is a complete list of M.R. James books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short stories and novellas are Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come For You, My Lad, The Ash-tree, and Casting the Runes.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Canon Alberic's Scrap-book
1895
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2
Lost Hearts
1895
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3
Count Magnus
1904
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4
7.7
The Ash-tree
1904
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5
6.7
Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come For You, My Lad
1904
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6
The Mezzotint
1904
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7
Number 13
1904
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8
The Treasure of Abbot Thomas
1904
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9
The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral
1910
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10
Martin's Close
1911
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11
The Rose Garden
1911
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12
6.5
Casting the Runes
1911
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13
Mr Humphreys and His Inheritance
1911
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14
A School Story
1911
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15
6.5
The Tractate Middoth
1911
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16
The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance
1913
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17
6
The Diary of Mr. Poynter
1919
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18
An Episode of Cathedral History
1919
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19
The Residence of Whitminster
1919
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20
Two Doctors
1919
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21
The Uncommon Prayer-book
1921
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22
A Neighbour's Landmark
1924
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23
8
A Warning to the Curious
1925
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24
An Evening's Entertainment
1925
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25
The Haunted Dolls' House
1925
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26
A View from a Hill
1925
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27
Wailing Well
1928
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28
Rats
1929
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29
The Experiment
1931
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30
After Dark in the Playing Fields
1931
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31
There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard
1931
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32
The Malice of Inanimate Objects
1933
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33
A Vignette
1935
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34
The Fenstanton Witch
1990
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short story collections are The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, and Collected Ghost Stories.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
1904
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2
10
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories
1911
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3
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
1911
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4
A Thin Ghost and Others
1919
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5
A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories
1925
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6
8
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James
1931
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7
Best Ghost Stories
1957
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8
Two Ghost Stories
1993
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9
The Fenstanton Witch And Others
1999
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10
8
A Pleasing Terror
2001
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11
Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories
2005
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12
The Haunted Dolls' House and Other Ghost Stories
2008
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13
7
Collected Ghost Stories
2011
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14
Curious Warnings
2012
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15
Complete Ghost Stories
2017
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are Suffolk and Norfolk, The Lost Apocrypha of the Old Testament, and Apocrypha Anecdota 2.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Apocrypha Anecdota
1893
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2
Apocrypha Anecdota 2
1895
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3
Apocrypha Anecdota 3
1897
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4
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Colloge Library
1913
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5
The Biblical Antiquities of Philo
1917
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6
The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts
1919
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7
Henry the Sixth: A Reprint of John Blacman's Memoir
1919
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8
The Lost Apocrypha of the Old Testament
1920
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9
Eton and King's
1926
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10
Abbeys
1926
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11
The Apocalypse in Art
1927
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12
Latin Infancy Gospels
1927
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13
Suffolk and Norfolk
1930
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14
Two Ancient English Scholars
1931
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List of Gothic Fantasy Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Gothic Fantasy books are George Orwell Visions of Dystopia, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: With Poems, Letters & Biography, and Tales of King Arthur and The Knights of the Round Table.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Paradise Lost & Other Poems (By: John Milton)
1667
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2
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: With Poems, Letters & Biography (By: Lewis Carroll)
1865
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3
H.G. Wells Short Stories (By: H.G. Wells)
1990
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4
Science Fiction Short Stories (By: David Tallerman, Rachael K. Jones, Sarah Hans, Brian Trent, Adrian Ludens, Keyan Bowes, Beth Cato, Andy Sawyer, Zach Shephard, Alexis A. Hunter, M. Darusha Wehm, Edward Ahern, Patrick Tumblety, Donald Jacob Uitvlugt, Kate O'Connor, Conor Powers-Smith, Stewart C. Baker, Mike Morgan, Nemma Wollenfang, Jacob M. Lambert, Laura Bulbeck, Rob Hartzell)
2015
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5
Chilling Horror Short Stories (By: Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Elizabeth Gaskell, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Guy de Maupassant, Thomas Hardy, Ambrose Bierce, H.P. Lovecraft, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edith Wharton, D.H. Lawrence, Lucy Taylor, William Hope Hodgson, A. Merritt, John Buchan, F. Marion Crawford, Robert E. Howard, C.L. Moore, Frank Long, Robert W. Chambers, Rebecca J. Allred, Frank Roger, Gwendolyn Kiste, Elise Forier Edie, Michael Paul Gonzalez, D.J. Tyrer, William R.D. Wood, Kristopher Triana, James Lecky, Glen Damien Campbell, Justin Coates, John H. Dromey, Andrew J. Wilson, Bill Kte'pi, Ed Grabianowski, Gillian Whitaker, Nick Wells, Laura Bulbeck, Dale Townshend, Michael Bondies, David A Elsensohn, Eric Esser, John Neruda, Frances Bodlam, Josie Mitchell)
2015
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6
Chilling Ghost Short Stories
2015
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7
Crime & Mystery Short Stories (By: Cameron Trost, Marcelle Dube, James Dorr, Jennifer Gifford, Dan Stout, Ruth Nestvold, Jennifer Dornan-Fish, H.L. Fullerton, Tara Campbell, Nathan Hystad)
2016
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8
Swords & Steam Short Stories (By: S.T. Joshi, Amanda C. Davis, Jennifer Dornan-Fish, Spencer Ellsworth, Liam Hogan)
2016
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9
Dystopia Utopia Short Stories (By: Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Kim Antieau, Voltaire , William Morris, Claude Lalumière, Robert W. Chambers, Samuel Butler, Gerri Leen, Konstantine Paradias, M. Darusha Wehm, Thomas More, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, Edward Bellamy, Carolyn Charron, Jeremy Szal, J.M. Templet, Steve Carr, Richard Jefferies, Michelle Kaseler, Andrew J. Wilson, Nidhi Singh, Jeff Parsons, Sarah Lyn Eaton, Megan Dorei, Dave Golder, Kelsey Shannahan, Russ Thorne)
2016
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10
Murder Mayhem Short Stories (By: James Dorr, Gerri Leen, Liam Hogan, Kate Heartfield, David M. Hoenig, Donald Jacob Uitvlugt)
2016
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11
Lovecraft Short Stories ( By: H.P. Lovecraft)
2017
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12
Lost Worlds Short Stories ( By: Various Various)
2017
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13
Supernatural Horror Short Stories (By: Roger Luckhurst, Damien Angelica Walters)
2017
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14
Time Travel Short Stories (By: Dominick Cancilla, Brian Trent, Kate Heartfield)
2017
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15
Heroic Fantasy Short Stories ( By: Various Various)
2017
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16
Edgar Allan Poe Collection (By: Edgar Allan Poe)
2017
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17
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories ( By: Flame Tree Studio)
2017
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18
Agents & Spies Short Stories (By: Josh Pachter, Martin Edwards, Dan Stout, Tony Pi, Stephen Kotowych, David Downing, Sara Dobie Bauer, Shane Halbach, Colt Leasure, Lauren C. Teffeau, Joseph Cusumano, Jo Miles, Laura Bulbeck, Jonathan MacGregor, S.L. Scott)
2017
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19
Pirates & Ghosts Short Stories (By: Jeremy A. TeGrotenhuis)
2017
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20
Tales of King Arthur and The Knights of the Round Table (By: Thomas Malory, Aubrey Beardsley)
2017
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21
Alien Invasion Short Stories (By: H.G. Wells, H.P. Lovecraft, Jonathan Swift, A. Merritt, Voltaire , Claude Lalumière, Rich Larson, Rachael K. Jones, George Allan England, Patrick Parrinder, Austin Hall, William R.D. Wood, John Walters, Bo Balder, Maria Haskins, Garrett P. Serviss, Sunil Patel, Jennifer Rachel Baumer, Laura Pearlman, Robert Potter, Tim Pieraccini, Angus McIntyre, Suo Hefu, George Chesney, Stephen G. Parks, Eric Reitan, S.A. Westerley)
2018
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22
Norse Myths & Tales (By: Brittany Schorn)
2018
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23
Bram Stoker Horror Stories (By: Bram Stoker)
2018
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24
Endless Apocalypse Short Stories (By: Shannon Connor Winward, Michael Paul Gonzalez)
2018
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25
Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories (By: George Cotronis, Rich Larson, Rachael K. Jones, Bruce Golden, Holly Lyn Walrath, Monte Lin, Eleanor R. Wood, David Sklar, Nemma Wollenfang, Deborah Davitt, Trixie Nisbet, Luke Dormehl, Roan Clay, Jeff Deck, Christopher Geeson, Rob Hartzell, Nathaniel Hosford, Chloie Piveral, Claire Sorrenson, Sara Uckelman)
2018
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26
Lost Souls (By: Roger Luckhurst, Damien Angelica Walters)
2018
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27
Greek Myths & Tales (By: Richard Buxton)
2018
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28
Chinese Myths & Tales (By: Davide Latini)
2018
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29
Irish Fairy Tales (By: Arthur Rackham, D.L. Ashliman)
2018
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30
Mary Shelley Horror Stories (By: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
2018
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31
Celtic Myths & Tales (By: Jake Jackson)
2018
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32
Haunted House Short Stories
2019
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33
Cosy Crime Short Stories (By: Arthur Conan Doyle, E.E. King, G.K. Chesterton, R. Austin Freeman, Arnold Bennett, Edgar Wallace, Arthur Morrison, Martin Edwards, Ernest Bramah, Maurice Leblanc, Amanda C. Davis, Stephanie Bedwell-Grime, Emmuska Orczy, Israel Zangwill, Anna Katharine Green, Catherine Louisa Pirkis, Flame Tree Studio, Andrew Forrester, Nancy Sweetland, Jeffrey B. Burton, Louise Taylor, Annette Siketa, Philip Brian Hall, Tom Mead, C.B. Channell, Michael Martin Garrett, Trixie Nisbet, Joshua Boyce, Sarah Holly Bryant, Gregory Von Dare, B. David Spicer, Elise Warner, Anton Chekhov)
2019
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34
Brothers Grimm Short Stories (By: Jacob Grimm)
2019
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35
American Gothic Short Stories (By: Ramsey Campbell, Lucy A. Snyder, Lina Rather, Sean Logan, Wendy Nikel, Christi Nogle, Lynette Mejía, Madison McSweeney, Russell James, M. Regan, Monika Elbert, Terri Bruce, Maxx Fidalgo, Joshua Hiles, Clayton Kroh, Joe Nazare, Rebecca Ring, Mike Robinson, Valerie B. Williams, Nemma Wollenfang)
2019
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36
Short Stories from the Age of Queen Victoria (By: Various Various, Peter Garratt)
2019
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37
Urban Crime Short Stories (By: Ramsey Campbell, Josh Pachter, Judi Calhoun, David Tallerman, Rich Larson, Meg Elison, Dan Micklethwaite, Thana Niveau, Michael Penncavage, T.J. Berg, Chris Wheatley, Alexandra Renwick, Leo X. Robertson, K.W. Roberts, Rachel Watts, Jennifer Quail, Trixie Nisbet, Christopher P. Semtner, C.L. McDaniel, Salinda Tyson)
2019
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38
Japanese Myths & Tales (By: Jake Jackson)
2019
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39
Lovecraft Mythos New & Classic Collection (By: Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Ambrose Bierce, H.P. Lovecraft, Fritz Leiber, Henry Kuttner, Hal Bodner, Clark Ashton Smith, William Browning Spencer, Mark Samuels, Robert E. Howard, Victor LaValle, Frank Long, Lord Dunsany, Arthur Machen, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Robert W. Chambers, Nancy Kilpatrick, JG Faherty, Rachael K. Jones, Cody Goodfellow, Evey Brett, John Llewellyn Probert, Zealia Bishop, Hazel Heald, Jonathan Thomas, Donald Tyson, Thana Niveau, Douglas Wynne, Helen E. Davis, N.R. Lambert, Scott R. Jones, Gillian Whitaker, Nick Wells, Taylor Bentley, Catherine Taylor, Caroline Watson, August E. Derleth, John Possidente, R.S. Stefoff)
2020
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40
Epic Fantasy Short Stories (By: Leah Cypess)
2020
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41
A Dying Planet Short Stories (By: Dave Golder, AnaMaria Curtis)
2020
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42
Detective Thrillers Short Stories (By: Marie Vibbert)
2020
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43
Charles Dickens Supernatural Short Stories ( By: Charles Dickens)
2020
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44
African Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: Marian Womack, AnaMaria Curtis)
2020
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45
Heroes & Heroines Short Stories (By: Maria Tatar)
2020
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46
Native American Myths Tales (By: Sam D. Gill)
2020
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47
Witches, Wizards, Seers & Healers Myths & Tales (By: Abbie Farwell Brown, Andrew Lang, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Joseph Jacobs, Yei Theodora Ozaki, Douglas Hyde, Thomas Malory, Jeremiah Curtin, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, Lewis Spence, James Mooney, Charles Godfrey Leland, Florence Holbrook, E.A. Wallis Budge, Richard Wilhelm, F. Hadland Davis, Norman Hinsdale Pitman, Yi Ryuk, Charles Montgomery Skinner, Edmund Leamy, Sophia Morrison, William Elliot Griffis, James Scarth Gale, Elphinstone Dayrell, Alice Werner, M.I. Ogumefu, William Butler Yeats, Diane Purkiss, George W. Bateman, Elsie Finnimore Buckley, Margaret Compton, Jonathan Ceredig Davies, George Douglas, Alice Elizabeth Dracott, George Grey, Francis Hindes Groome, H.A. Guerber, Eleanor Hull, W.F. Kirby, Ignác Kúnos, Minnie Martin, Frederick H. Martens, W.R.S. Ralston, A.G. Seklemian, Chauncy Hugh Stigand, J.R. Walker, E.T.C. Werner, William Drake Westervelt, Lady Wilde, Albert Henry Wratislaw)
2020
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48
9.3
George Orwell Visions of Dystopia (By: George Orwell)
2021
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49
Gods & Monsters Myths & Tales (By: Liz Gloyn)
2021
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50
Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories
2021
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51
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories (By: K. Tempest Bradford, Russell Nichols, Wole Talabi, W.E.B. Du Bois, Tara Campbell, Walidah Imarisha, James Beamon, Martin R. Delany, Sandra M. Grayson, Patty Nicole Johnson, Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, Temi Oh, Michelle F. Goddard, Tia Ross, Harambee K. Grey-Sun, Sutton E. Griggs, Emmalia Harrington, Edward Johnson, Megan Pindling, Sylvie Soul, Lyle Stiles)
2021
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52
8
M.R. James Ghost Stories
2021
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53
Chilling Crime Short Stories (By: Dan Stout, Margaret Murphy, Marshall J. Moore)
2021
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54
Persian Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: Christine Ruymbeke)
2022
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55
Beasts Creatures Myths Tales: Epic Tales (By: Tok Thompson)
2022
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56
Asian Ghost Short Stories (By: Lee Murray, K.P. Kulski)
2022
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57
Weird Horror Short Stories
2022
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58
Christmas Gothic Short Stories (By: Marshall J. Moore, Jerrold E. Hogle)
2022
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59
First Peoples Shared Stories: Gothic Fantasy (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science))
2022
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60
Alternate History Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science))
2023
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61
Hidden Realms Short Stories (By: Anna Taborska, Briana Una McGuckin)
2023
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62
Immigrant Sci-Fi Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science))
2023
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63
Spirits & Ghouls Short Stories (By: Rayne Hall, Bret Nelson, Wen Wen Yang, Ahmed al-Rawi)
2023
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64
Lost Atlantis Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science))
2023
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65
Aztec Myths & Tales (By: Jake Jackson)
2023
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66
Algernon Blackwood Horror Stories (By: Algernon Blackwood)
2023
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67
Viking Folk & Fairy Tales (By: Dagrún Ósk Jónsdóttir)
2023
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68
Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales (By: Allison Galbraith)
2023
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69
Egyptian Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: Jake Jackson)
2023
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70
Learning to Be Human Short Stories (By: P.A. Cornell)
2024
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71
Shadows on the Water Short Stories (By: Rachael K. Jones)
2024
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72
Arthur Machen Horror Stories (By: Arthur Machen)
2024
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73
William Hope Hodgson Horror Stories (By: William Hope Hodgson, Jonathan Newell)
2024
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74
African Ghost Short Stories (By: Chinelo Onwualu, Nuzo Onoh, Divine Che Neba)
2024
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75
Titans & Giants Myths & Tales: Epic Tales ( By: Debbie Felton)
2024
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76
Quests & Journeys (By: Matt Cardin)
2024
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77
Babylon & Sumer Myths & Tales (By: Fiona Collins)
2024
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78
Sun Rising Short Stories (By: Faye Snowden, Ravit Helled)
2024
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79
Moon Falling Short Stories (By: Various Various, Ben Moore)
2024
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80
Sheridan Le Fanu Horror Stories (By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
2025
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81
Afrofuturism Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science), Dr. Sandra M. Grayson)
2025
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82
Were Wolf Short Stories (By: Dr. Karen E. Macfarlane)
2025
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83
Prophecies & Oracles Myths & Tales (By: Richard Stoneman)
2025
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84
Robots Past & Future Short Stories (By: Chris Beckett)
2025
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85
Kalevala & Finnish Myths & Tales (By: Various Various)
2026
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86
Faeries & Nymphs Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: John Gibbons)
2026
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87
Slavic Myths & Tales: Epic Tales (By: Kristijan Petrovic, Ema Lakinska)
2026
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88
Africanfuturism Short Stories (By: Chinelo Onwualu, Yvette Lisa Ndlovu)
2026
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89
Folklore Horror Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio)
2026
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90
Wars in the Stars Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio)
2026
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91
Christmas Horror Short Stories (By: Flame Tree Studio)
2026
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List of Sci-Fi & Horror - SelfMadeHero Books in Publication Order

Classic and award-winning science fiction and horror stories.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Shadow Out of Time (By: H.P. Lovecraft)
1936
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2
At the Mountains of Madness: A Graphic Novel (By: Dan Lockwood)
2010
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3
Aama Vol. 1: The Smell of Warm Dust (By: Frederik Peeters)
2011
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4
The Lovecraft Anthology: Volume II (By: Simon Spurrier)
2012
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5
Aama Vol. 2: The Invisible Throng: 2. the Invisible Throng (By: Frederik Peeters)
2012
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6
Deadbeats (By: Chris Lackey, Chad Fifer)
2012
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7
Aama Vol. 3: The Desert of Mirrors: 3. The Desert of Mirrors (By: Frederik Peeters)
2013
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8
Aama Vol. 4: You Will Be Glorious, My Daughter: 4. You Will Be Amazing, My Daughter (By: Frederik Peeters)
2014
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9
The King in Yellow (By: Robert W. Chambers)
2015
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10
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Vol. 2
2017
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11
I Feel Machine (By: Shaun Tan, Box Brown, Tillie Walden, Krent Able, Erik Svetoft, Julian Hanshaw)
2018
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12
I Feel Love (By: Kelsey Wroten, Benjamin Marra, Krent Able, Cat Sims, Anya Davidson, Julian Hanshaw)
2021
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List of Collins Chillers Books in Publication Order

Supernatural and horror story collections by classic authors.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Invisible Eye ( By: Erckmann-Chatrian)
1880
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2
Dracula's Brood
1987
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3
The Black Reaper (By: Bernard Capes, Hugh Lamb)
1998
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4
In The Dark (By: E. Nesbit)
2000
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5
Dracula’s Brethren (By: Richard Dalby, Brian J. Frost)
2017
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6
Three Men in the Dark (By: E.F. Benson, Robert Barr, Barry Pain, Jerome K. Jerome, Hugh Lamb)
2017
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7
Ghosts in the House (By: Hugh Lamb, A.C. Benson, R.H. Benson)
2018
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8
The Tiled House (By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
2019
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List of British Library Tales of the Weird Books in Publication Order

Classic weird tales featuring werewolf curses, strange happenings on the tracks, killer plants, and brilliant but misguided minds.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Undying Monster (By: Jessie Douglas Kerruish)
1922
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2
The Platform Edge (By: Mike Ashley)
2019
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3
Evil Roots (By: Daisy Butcher)
2019
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4
Promethean Horrors ( By: Xavier Aldana Reyes)
2019
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5
Tales of the Tattooed (By: John Miller)
2019
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6
A Phantom Lover and Other Dark Tales (By: Vernon Lee)
2020
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7
The Outcast (By: E.F. Benson, Mike Ashley)
2020
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8
Weird Woods
2020
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9
Doomed Romances (By: Joanne Ella Parsons)
2024
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10
Eerie East Anglia (By: Edward Parnell)
2024
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11
The Haunted Trail (By: Weird Walk)
2024
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12
The Weird Tales of Dorothy K. Haynes (By: Johnny Mains, Dorothy K. Haynes, Craig Lamont)
2024
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List of The Dark Descent Books in Publication Order

Offers horror stories from famous authors, with introductions explaining the genre's evolution.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Volume I: The Color of Evil
1987
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2
Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield
1990
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3
Volume III: A Fabulous, Formless Darkness
1991
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List of M.R. James Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Century of Horror
1935
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2
The Pocket Book of Mystery Stories
1941
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3
Everyman's Book of Classic Horror Stories
1965
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4
The Midnight People
1968
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5
Mind At Bay
1969
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6
Beyond Midnight
1976
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7
Christopher Lee's New Chamber of Horrors
1976
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8
Rivals Of Dracula
1977
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9
Ghosts That Haunt You
1980
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10
65 Great Spine Chillers
1982
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11
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories
1984
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12
Handle with Care: Frightening Stories
1985
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13
Volume I: The Color of Evil
1987
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14
Vampires: Two Centuries of Great Vampire Stories
1987
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15
Volume II: The Medusa In The Shield
1990
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16
The Giant Book of Ghost Stories
1991
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17
Volume III: A Fabulous, Formless Darkness
1991
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18
The Mammoth Book of Vampires
1992
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19
H.P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror
1993
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20
The Giant Book of Zombies
1993
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21
The Mammoth Book of Zombies
1993
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22
Thrillers
1994
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23
A Century Of Children's Ghost Stories
1995
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24
10
Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories
1996
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25
100 Fiendish Little Frightmares
1997
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26
A Distant Cry
2002
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27
The World's Greatest Horror Stories
2004
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28
Tales to Freeze the Blood
2006
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29
Bound for Evil: Curious Tales of Books Gone Bad
2008
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30
Best New Horror 21
2010
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31
10
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories
2010
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32
Haunts: Reliquaries of the Dead
2011
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33
The Big Book of Ghost Stories
2012
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34
Mammoth Books presents That Haunted Feeling
2012
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35
Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013
2013
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36
Round the Christmas Fire
2013
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37
Chilling Ghost Stories
2015
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38
Crime & Mystery Short Stories
2016
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39
Swords & Steam Short Stories
2016
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40
Murder Mayhem Short Stories
2016
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41
Dracula’s Brethren
2017
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42
Supernatural Horror Short Stories
2017
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43
Ghostly Tales: Spine-Chilling Stories of the Victorian Age
2017
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44
Time Travel Short Stories
2017
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45
Agents & Spies Short Stories
2017
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46
Robots & Artificial Intelligence Short Stories
2018
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47
Lost Souls
2018
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48
Mary Shelley Horror Stories
2018
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49
Urban Crime Short Stories
2019
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50
Spirits of the Season
2019
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51
Evil Roots
2019
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52
Tales of the Tattooed
2019
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53
The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: Volume 2
2019
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54
8.5
Ghost Stories and Other Tales of the Supernatural
2019
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55
30 Occult & Supernatural Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die
2019
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Lovecraft Mythos New & Classic Collection
2020
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57
A Phantom Lover and Other Dark Tales
2020
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58
Victorian Anthologies of Classic Spectral Stories to Chill and Thrill the Senses
2020
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59
Weird Woods
2020
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60
Classic Cat Stories
2020
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61
Ghosts of the Chit-Chat
2021
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62
Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories
2021
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63
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories
2021
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The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror
2021
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Holiday Horror Vol. 2
2021
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66
Chilling Crime Short Stories
2021
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67
Hidden Realms Short Stories
2023
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68
Spirits & Ghouls Short Stories
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69
Shadows on the Water Short Stories
2024
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African Ghost Short Stories
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Classic Horror Stories
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Sun Rising Short Stories
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Robots Past & Future Short Stories
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M.R. James

M.R. James was born on August 1st, 1862. M.R. passed away June 12th, 1936 at 73 years old. M.R. James was born in Kent, England.

M.R. James was the author of the M.R. James Short Stories/Novellas series which consists of 34 novels. The M.R. James Short Stories/Novellas series started in 1895 with the novel Canon Alberic's Scrap-book. The most recently released novel in the M.R. James Short Stories/Novellas series was The Fenstanton Witch which was released in 1990. There are no upcoming novels for the M.R. James Short Stories/Novellas series.

M.R. James also wrote the Short Story Collections series which has 15 books including Ghost Stories of an Antiquary and Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories.

M.R. James: Awards & Accolades

M.R. James books have been nominated for multiple awards, Bound for Evil: Curious Tales of Books Gone Bad was nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award, Best Anthology, in 2008. Best New Horror 21 was nominated for the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2011.

M.R. James: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come For You, My Lad: NPR: 100 Favorite Horror Stories Selection in 2018.

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M.R. James: F.A.Q

When was M.R. James Born?

M.R. James was born on August 1st, 1862.

When did M.R. James die?

M.R. James died on June 12th, 1936 at 73 years old.

Where was M.R. James Born?

M.R. James was born in Kent, England, .

What was the first book M.R. James wrote?

The first book written by M.R. James was Apocrypha Anecdota, published in 1893.

What was the most recent book M.R. James wrote?

Their most recently released work was Weird Horror Short Stories on July 19th, 2022.

What is the most popular book by M.R. James?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular M.R. James book is Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come For You, My Lad. Here are their most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come For You, My Lad (6.67)
  2. The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James (8.00)
  3. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (8.00)
  4. The Ash-tree (7.67)
  5. Casting the Runes (6.50)

How many books has M.R. James written?

M.R. James has written 69 books across 12 series and categories, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 34 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 15 Short Story Collections
  • 14 Non-Fiction Books
  • 4 books in the Gothic Fantasy Series
  • 1 book in the Sci-Fi & Horror - SelfMadeHero Series
  • 1 book in the Collins Chillers Series

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