Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is a classic 1904 collection of supernatural short stories by English scholar and writer M. R. James, renowned for helping define the modern ghost story genre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ghost Stories of an Antiquary canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Context triple: [M. R. James, notableWork, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary]
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A.
The Antiquary
The Antiquary is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott that blends antiquarian scholarship, Scottish folklore, and social comedy in a coastal Scottish setting.
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B.
The House by the Churchyard
The House by the Churchyard is a 19th-century gothic mystery novel by Sheridan Le Fanu, blending ghostly intrigue with social and historical drama in an Irish village setting.
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C.
The Chimney-Corner
"The Chimney-Corner" is a collection of domestic essays and sketches by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflect on family life, morality, and social issues in 19th-century America.
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D.
The Story of Henri Tod
The Story of Henri Tod is a Cold War espionage novel by William F. Buckley Jr. featuring CIA agent Blackford Oakes in a mission centered on Berlin and a legendary German resistance hero.
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E.
A Guide for the Bedevilled
A Guide for the Bedevilled is a 1944 autobiographical and reflective work by American screenwriter and author Ben Hecht, blending personal memoir with sharp commentary on politics, culture, and antisemitism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Target entity description: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is a classic 1904 collection of supernatural short stories by English scholar and writer M. R. James, renowned for helping define the modern ghost story genre.
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A.
The Antiquary
The Antiquary is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott that blends antiquarian scholarship, Scottish folklore, and social comedy in a coastal Scottish setting.
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B.
The House by the Churchyard
The House by the Churchyard is a 19th-century gothic mystery novel by Sheridan Le Fanu, blending ghostly intrigue with social and historical drama in an Irish village setting.
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C.
The Chimney-Corner
"The Chimney-Corner" is a collection of domestic essays and sketches by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflect on family life, morality, and social issues in 19th-century America.
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D.
The Story of Henri Tod
The Story of Henri Tod is a Cold War espionage novel by William F. Buckley Jr. featuring CIA agent Blackford Oakes in a mission centered on Berlin and a legendary German resistance hero.
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E.
A Guide for the Bedevilled
A Guide for the Bedevilled is a 1944 autobiographical and reflective work by American screenwriter and author Ben Hecht, blending personal memoir with sharp commentary on politics, culture, and antisemitism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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ghost story collection ⓘ horror fiction work ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| author | M. R. James ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creatorOccupationOfAuthor |
Cambridge academic
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medievalist scholar ⓘ |
| criticalReception | regarded as a classic of ghost story literature ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| genre |
ghost stories
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horror ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | television adaptations by the BBC ⓘ |
| hasIllustratedEdition | various later illustrated editions ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | modern British supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
"Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad"
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linked to:
Whistle and I'll Come to You
Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book ⓘ Count Magnus ⓘ Lost Hearts ⓘ Number 13 ⓘ The Ash-tree ⓘ The Mezzotint ⓘ The Treasure of Abbot Thomas ⓘ |
| hasReprint | numerous 20th-century and 21st-century reprints ⓘ |
| hasSequel | More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary ⓘ |
| includedIn | collected editions of M. R. James's ghost stories ⓘ |
| influenced | later 20th-century ghost story writers ⓘ |
| languageVariant | British English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Edwardian ghost story tradition
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linked to:
Edwardian literature
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| mainTheme |
consequences of curiosity
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encounters with the supernatural ⓘ hidden or cursed antiquities ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping define the modern ghost story genre
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subtle and understated supernatural horror ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 8 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| publisher | Edward Arnold ⓘ |
| settingCharacteristic | scholarly and antiquarian settings ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
erudite narrative voice
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use of implied rather than explicit horror ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
English churches and country houses
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antiquarianism ⓘ manuscripts and rare books ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | early 20th century ⓘ |
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