Collected Ghost Stories (Tales of Mystery & The Supernatural)

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The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James is an omnibus collection of ghost stories by English author M. R. James', published in 1931, bringing together all but four of his ghost stories (which had yet to be published).

Campbell, Ramsey (2001). "Preface". Meddling with Ghosts: Stories in the Tradition of M. R. James. London: British Library. ISBN 0-7123-1125-4

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H. Russell Wakefield's supernatural fiction was strongly influenced by the work of James. [33] A large number of British writers deliberately wrote ghost stories in the Jamesian style; these writers, sometimes described as the "James Gang", [32] include A. N. L. Munby, E. G. Swain, "Ingulphus" (pseudonym of Sir Arthur Gray, 1852–1940), Amyas Northcote [34] and R. H. Malden, although some commentators consider their stories to be inferior to those of James himself. [2] [35] Although most of the early Jamesian writers were male, there were several notable female writers of such fiction, including Eleanor Scott (pseudonym of Helen M. Leys, 1892–1965) in the stories of her book Randall's Round (1929) [36] and D. K. Broster in the collection Couching at the Door: Strange and Macabre Tales (1942). [36] L. T. C. Rolt also modelled his ghost stories on James's work, but, unlike other Jamesian writers, set them in industrial locations, such as mines and railways. [36] [37]Smith, Clark Ashton (February 1934). "The Weird Works of M. R. James", The Fantasy Fan. Reprinted in Smith, Planets and Dimensions. Baltimore: Mirage Press, 1973. This collection collects all of the known printed ghost stories of M.R. James. And if you love classic creepers you are in for a major treat.