10 Top christmas books like The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance by M.R. James

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The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

By: M.R. James

3.13

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

"What first interested me in ghosts? This I can tell you quite definitely. In my childhood I chance…

If you liked the christmas plot in The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance by M.R. James , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell

1. The Old Nurse's Story

By: Elizabeth Gaskell

3.64

Format: 53 pages, Paperback

Even in the stillness of that dead-cold weather, I had heard no sound of little battering hands upo… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Gaskell's The Old Nurse's Story book and M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • ghost stories
"You know, my dears, that your mother was an orphan, and an only child; and I dare say you have heard that your grandfather was a clergyman up in Westmoreland, where I come from."

-Elizabeth Gaskell, The Old Nurse's Story

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2. The Signalman

By: Charles Dickens , Scott Cohn

3.66

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

Presents the tale of a young man who, after listening to an eccentric railroad signalman's predicti… read more

Similar categories in Charles Dickens's The Signalman book and M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Hallow! Below there!"

-Charles Dickens, The Signalman

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3. Mr. Jones

By: Edith Wharton

2.90

Format: 96 pages,

When Lady Jane Lynke inherits the Bells, she and her friend Edward Stramer set out to discover the … read more

Similar categories in Edith Wharton's Mr. Jones book and M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

  • classics
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • ghost stories
Cover of Pickman's Model by H.P. Lovecraft

4. Pickman's Model

By: H.P. Lovecraft

4.49

Format: 288 pages, ebook

"Pickman's Model" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft, written in September 1926 and first publishe… read more

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  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
  • horror
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5. The Open Door

By: Mrs. Oliphant

3.80

Format: None pages,

With a sense of mystery and suspense pervading the whole narrative, this is a very unusual work. Du… read more

Similar categories in Mrs. Oliphant's The Open Door book and M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

  • fiction
  • classics
  • short stories
  • horror

6. The Kit Bag

By: Algernon Blackwood

5.00

Format: 500 pages, ebook

"The Kit-Bag" is a short ghost story by the British author Algernon Blackwood. It was first publish… read more

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7. Afterward

By: Edith Wharton

4.14

Format: None pages,

Or, rather, Ned answered, in the same strain, "why, amid so much that's ghostly, it can never affir… read more

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8. The Red Lodge

By: H. Russell Wakefield

4.27

Format: 197 pages, ebook

H. R. Wakefield was one of the most popular ghost-story writers of the early 20th century. 'The Red… read more

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9. The Crown Derby Plate: A Ghost Story for Christmas

By: Marjorie Bowen , Seth

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

An antique collector hears of an ancient woman with a large collection of china. Hoping to complete… read more

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10. Loteria

By: Cynthia Pelayo

3.46

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The Mexican board game of Lotería is a game of chance. It is similar to our American bingo. However… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Pelayo's Loteria book and M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

  • audiobook
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of How Fear Departed the Long Gallery: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) by E.F. Benson

11. How Fear Departed the Long Gallery: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories)

By: E.F. Benson

4.02

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

An classic ghost story by E.F. Benson is revived in this illustrated Christmas edition by inimitabl… read more

Similar categories in E.F. Benson's How Fear Departed the Long Gallery: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) book and M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

  • adult fiction
  • classics
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • ghost stories
Cover of The Phantom Coach: Collected Ghost Stories by Amelia B. Edwards

12. The Phantom Coach: Collected Ghost Stories

By: Amelia B. Edwards

3.77

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Amelia B. Edwards is acknowledged as one of the best Victorian ghost story writers. She was one of … read more

Similar categories in Amelia B. Edwards's The Phantom Coach: Collected Ghost Stories book and M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

  • gothic
  • classics
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • ghost stories
"The circumstances I am about to relate to you have truth to recommend them."

-Amelia B. Edwards, The Phantom Coach: Collected Ghost Stories

"All tradition,’ said the Professor, ‘is a type of spiritual truth. The superstitions of the East, and the mythologies of the North—the beautiful Fables of old Greece, and the bold investigations of m…"

-Amelia B. Edwards, The Phantom Coach: Collected Ghost Stories

"The world,’ he said, ‘grows hourly more and more sceptical of all that lies beyond its own narrow radius; and our men of science foster the fatal tendency. They condemn as fable all that resists expe…"

-Amelia B. Edwards, The Phantom Coach: Collected Ghost Stories

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13. The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

By: M.R. James

3.13

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

"What first interested me in ghosts? This I can tell you quite definitely. In my childhood I chance… read more

Similar categories in M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance book and M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

  • gothic
  • adult fiction
  • audiobook
  • classics
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • ghost stories
Cover of Smee: A Short Story by A.M. Burrage

14. Smee: A Short Story

By: A.M. Burrage

3.76

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Smee is a crackling ghost story about a guest in a haunted house telling other visitors of the deat… read more

Similar categories in A.M. Burrage's Smee: A Short Story book and M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

  • classics
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • audiobook
Cover of Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2) by Brian  McAuley

15. Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2)

By: Brian McAuley

4.12

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Oh what fun it is to DIE! When Austin’s parents drag him and his little sister Fiona to a remote… read more

Similar categories in Brian McAuley's Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2) book and M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

  • adult fiction
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Christmas Eve on a Haunted Hulk: A Ghost Story for Christmas by Frank Cowper

16. Christmas Eve on a Haunted Hulk: A Ghost Story for Christmas

By: Frank Cowper

3.35

Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition

Reading a ghost story on Christmas Eve was once as much a part of traditional Christmas celebration… read more

Similar categories in Frank Cowper's Christmas Eve on a Haunted Hulk: A Ghost Story for Christmas book and M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

  • adult fiction
  • classics
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
Cover of The Corner Shop: A Ghost Story for Christmas by Cynthia Asquith

17. The Corner Shop: A Ghost Story for Christmas

By: Cynthia Asquith

3.73

Format: 58 pages, Paperback

World-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2022. Peter Wood enters a … read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop: A Ghost Story for Christmas book and M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

  • gothic
  • classics
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Morgan Trust by R. Bridgeman

18. The Morgan Trust

By: R. Bridgeman

3.87

Format: 49 pages, Paperback

World-renowned illustrator Seth returns with three new Christmas ghost stories for 2020. Intrigued … read more

Similar categories in R. Bridgeman's The Morgan Trust book and M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

  • gothic
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • horror
Cover of A Visit: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) by Shirley Jackson

19. A Visit: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories)

By: Shirley Jackson

3.72

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

World-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2022. Margaret visits the l… read more

Similar categories in Shirley Jackson's A Visit: A Ghost Story for Christmas (Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories) book and M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

  • classics
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Doll's Ghost by F. Marion Crawford

20. The Doll's Ghost

By: F. Marion Crawford

3.61

Format: 30 pages, Paperback

Mr. Puckler is a doll doctor, and the dolls he repairs become very, very lifelike. read more

Similar categories in F. Marion Crawford's The Doll's Ghost book and M.R. James's The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance

  • adult fiction
  • classics
  • christmas
  • short stories
  • horror
  • mystery
  • audiobook

21. The Ghost Of Christmas Eve

By: J.M. Barrie

3.14

Format: None pages, None

None read more

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Elizabeth Gaskell

3.64

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3.66

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3.77

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4.81

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Philip Fracassi

4.18

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