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"Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" is the first collection of supernatural tales by M. R. James, featuring chilling and atmospheric stories that often involve elements of antiquarianism, academia, and the macabre. His stories are renowned for their detailed settings, eerie atmosphere, and the use of subtle horror.The collection consists of various ghost stories such as "Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book," "Lost Hearts," "The Mezzotint," "Number 13," among others.If you're interested in reading more of M. R. James's ghost stories beyond the first collection, he has several other compilations of supernatural tales, including "More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary," "A Thin Ghost and Others," "A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories," and more. These anthologies contain additional haunting tales crafted by M. R. James.