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Title: There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard Title Record # 675513
Author: M. R. James
Date: 1924-12-06
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in the magazine Snapdragon, December 6, 1924.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1963ⓘTranslated by Rafael Llopis
 Spanish Había un hombre que vivía junto a un cementerio [as by Montague Rhodes James]
2006ⓘTranslated by Marie-Céline Cassanhol.
 French L'homme qui habitait près du cimetière de l'église [as by Montague Rhodes James]
2016ⓘTranslated by Usch Kiausch
 German Es war einmal ein Mann, der wohnte am Friedhof
2019ⓘTranslated by unknown.
 Italian C'era una volta un uomo che viveva presso un cimitero [as by Montague Rhodes James]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1931-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold  
8/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 xii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Case (artist)  
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1931-00-00 M. R. James Longmans, Green and Co.     xii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Case (artist)  
Thrills, Crimes and Mysteries 1935-00-00 ed. uncredited Associated Newspapers     864
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Norman Keene  
Cuentos de terror 1963-00-00 ed. Rafael Llopis Taurus     604
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1964-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold  
16/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 xii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Third Armada Ghost Book 1970-00-00 ed. Mary Danby Armada C362
£0.20?£: UK pound
 128
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Peter Archer (artist) Checkmark
Summoned from the Tomb: Great Tales of Horror 1973-01-00 ed. Peter Haining Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-97955-0
£2.25?£: UK pound
 ix+
213
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth William Rankin Checkmark
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1974-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold 0-7131-5757-7   vii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1975-00-00 M. R. James St. Martin's Press  
$15.00?$: US dollar
 vii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1975-00-00 M. R. James Edward Arnold 0-7131-5757-7   viii+
647
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1984-00-00 M. R. James Penguin Books 0-14-009017-7
£4.95?£: UK pound
 362
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Leslie Howell  
The Penguin Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1987-10-00 M. R. James Penguin Books 0-14-010226-4
£3.95?£: UK pound
 362
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Collected Ghost Stories 1992-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-85326-053-3   352
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Collected Ghost Stories 1992-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-57335-363-9   352
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Collected Ghost Stories 1993-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-85326-053-3   647
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Collected Ghost Stories 1994-00-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics) 1-85326-839-9   354
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Atkinson Grimshaw Checkmark
Ghost Stories 1994-00-00 M. R. James Penguin Books (Penguin Popular Classics) 0-14-062103-2   362
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Selected Ghost Stories 1995-05-00 M. R. James Senate 1-85958-134-X   394
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Caspar-David Friedrich  
A Pleasing Terror: The Complete Supernatural Writings 2001-08-01 M. R. James Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-024-7
C$100.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 xlix+
658
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Paul Lowe  
The Wordsworth Book of Horror Stories 2004-00-00 ed. uncredited Wordsworth Editions 1-84022-056-2   1149
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
Histoires de fantômes 2006-08-00 ed. Vic Parker Gründ 978-2-7000-1494-5   512
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Checkmark
Haunted 2007-00-00 ed. Vic Parker Barnes & Noble Books 978-0-7607-9273-5   255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Haunted 2007-06-01 ed. Vic Parker Bardfield Press / Miles Kelly Publishing 978-1-84236-942-5
£14.99?£: UK pound
 255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Collected Ghost Stories 2007-07-00 M. R. James Wordsworth Editions (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) 1-84022-551-3   xi+
352
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Collected Ghost Stories 2011-10-13 M. R. James Oxford University Press 978-0-19-956884-0
£14.99?£: UK pound
 xxx+
468
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Collected Ghost Stories 2011-10-13 M. R. James Oxford University Press 978-0-19-162044-7
£8.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Haunted 2012-10-01 ed. Vic Parker Galaxy 978-1-4458-2540-3
£12.99?£: UK pound
  
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
Collected Ghost Stories 2013-09-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 978-0-19-967489-3
£8.99?£: UK pound
 512
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Sämtliche Geistergeschichten, Band 2?Saemtliche Geistergeschichten, Band 2
 2016-08-24 M. R. James Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2641) 978-3-86552-484-3
€28.00?€: Euro
 460+
[3]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Collected Ghost Stories 2017-04-01 M. R. James Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection) 978-0-19-879736-4
£16.99?£: UK pound
 512
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Collected Ghost Stories 2018-09-04 M. R. James Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-1653-2
$2.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Piccola guida tascabile ai luoghi da non frequentare in letteratura, ovvero, come una buona conoscenza geografica può salvare la vita 2019-04-24 ed. uncredited ABEditore (Piccole Guide Tascabili #2) 978-88-6551-311-8
€9.90?€: Euro
 215
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth  
Ghost Stories 2021-12-10 ed. M. R. James Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-83964-771-0
£20.00?£: UK pound
 432
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
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