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 |
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.