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• xi • Introduction (Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories) • (1987) • essay by Michael Cox
• xxxi • Note on the Text (Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories) • (1987) • essay by uncredited
• xxxiii • Select Bibliography (Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories) • (1987) • essay by uncredited
• xxxvi • A Chronology of M. R. James • (1987) • essay by uncredited
• 1 • Canon Alberic's Scrapbook • (1895) • short story by M. R. James
• 14 • The Mezzotint • (1904) • short story by M. R. James
• 26 • Number 13 • (1904) • short story by M. R. James
• 43 • Count Magnus • (1904) • short story by M. R. James
• 57 • "Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad" • (1904) • novelette by M. R. James
• 78 • The Treasure of Abbot Thomas • (1904) • short story by M. R. James
• 97 • A School Story • (1911) • short story by M. R. James
• 105 • The Rose Garden • (1911) • short story by M. R. James
• 117 • The Tractate Middoth • (1911) • short story by M. R. James
• 135 • Casting the Runes • (1911) • novelette by M. R. James
• 157 • The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral • (1910) • short story by M. R. James
• 172 • Mr. Humphreys and His Inheritance • (1911) • novelette by M. R. James
• 199 • The Diary of Mr. Poynter • (1919) • short story by M. R. James
• 210 • An Episode of Cathedral History • (1914) • short story by M. R. James
• 228 • The Uncommon Prayer-Book • (1925) • short story by M. R. James
• 244 • A Neighbour's Landmark • (1924) • short story by M. R. James
• 257 • A Warning to the Curious • (1925) • short story by M. R. James
• 275 • Rats • (1929) • short story by M. R. James
• 281 • The Experiment • (1931) • short story by M. R. James
• 288 • The Malice of Inanimate Objects • (1933) • short story by M. R. James
• 293 • A Vignette • (1936) • short story by M. R. James
• 299 • Explanatory Notes (Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories) • (1987) • essay by Michael Cox
• 337 • From the Preface to Ghost Stories of an Antiquary • (1987) • essay by M. R. James
• 337 • From the Preface to More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary • (1987) • essay by M. R. James
• 338 • From the Prologue to J. S. Le Fanu, Madam Crowl's Ghost • (1987) • essay by M. R. James
• 338 • From the Introduction to V. H. Collins (Ed.), Ghosts and Marvels • (1987) • essay by M. R. James
• 340 • 'Stories I Have Tried to Write' • (1987) • essay by M. R. James (variant of Stories I Have Tried to Write 1929)
• 342 • 'Some Remarks on Ghost Stories' • (1987) • essay by M. R. James (variant of Some Remarks on Ghost Stories 1929)
• 349 • 'Ghosts—Treat Them Gently!' • (1987) • essay by M. R. James (variant of Ghosts — Treat Them Gently! 1931)