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Title: Mr. Humphreys and His Inheritance Title Record # 570281
Author: M. R. James
Date: 1911-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1911 Mr. Humphreys and His Inheritance [as by Montague Rhodes James]
1962 Mr Humphreys and His Inheritance
Year Language Title
1963Translated by Nini Brunt
Dutch Meneer Humphreys en Zijn Erfenis
1974Translated by Anne Baronian
French Le labyrinthe [as by Montague Rhodes James]
2012Translated by either Boza Gergely, Juhász Viktor, Kornya Zsolt, Körmendi Ágnes, Pócsi István, Sárközi Gergely, or Tamás Gábor
Hungarian
Mr. Humphreys öröksége?Mr. Humphreys oeroeksege
Mr. Humphreys oroksege
2016Translated by Usch Kiausch
German Die sonderbare Erbschaft des Mr. Humphreys

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 1911-00-00 Montague Rhodes James Edward Arnold  
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).
vii+
274+
24
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
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)  
The Second Century of Creepy Stories 1937-00-00 ed. Sir Hugh Walpole Hutchinson  
3/6?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).
1023
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 1955-00-00 M. R. James Pan Books  
2/-?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).
155
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 Carl Wilton  
More Ghost Stories 1959-00-00 M. R. James Penguin Books 1347
2/6?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).
154
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 Checkmark
Tales of the Uncanny 1962-10-00 ed. uncredited Panther 1454
2/6?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).
127
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 John Richards  
Meer Spookverhalen 1963-00-00 M. R. James Querido (Salamander #151) 151 ƒ1.75 158
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 M. T. Koornstra Checkmark
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 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  
L'Angleterre fantastique de Defoe à Wells 1974-00-00 ed. Jacques Van Herp Marabout (Anthologie du Fantastique)     426
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  
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 1974-07-25 M. R. James Penguin Books 0-14-003892-2
£0.50?£: UK pound
304
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.
omni Joe Gaffney  
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  
Siffle et je viendrai... 1982-11-00 Montague Rhodes James Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #62) 2-7304-0176-8   197
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 Jean-Michel Nicollet  
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  
Siffle et je viendrais 1985-00-00 Montague Rhodes James Euredif (Playboy Science Fiction (France) #45) 2-7167-1275-1
F19.50?F: French frank
190
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  
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1986-00-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press 0-19-212255-X
$18.95?$: US dollar
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Rosalind Caldecott  
The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1986-11-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press 0-19-212255-X
£12.95?£: UK pound
224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Rosalind Caldecott  
A Warning to the Curious: The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1987-02-00 M. R. James Hutchinson 0-09-170080-9
£9.95?£: UK pound
xiv+
257
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Slatter Anderson  
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories 1987-04-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 0-19-281719-1
£3.95?£: UK pound
xxxviii+
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  
Tales of the Dark #2 1987-09-00 ed. Lincoln Child St. Martin's Press 0-312-90769-9
$3.50?$: US dollar
x+
181
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 Checkmark
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  
A Warning to the Curious: The Ghost Stories of M. R. James 1988-00-00 M. R. James Arrow Books 0-09-952630-1
£3.50?£: UK pound
xiv+
257
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 Checkmark
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 1988-07-00 M. R. James Dover Publications 0-486-25700-2
$4.95?$: US dollar
vii+
116
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
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories 1992-00-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 0-19-281719-1
£5.99?£: UK pound
xxxviii+
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  
The Norton Book of Ghost Stories 1994-10-00 ed. Brad Leithauser W. W. Norton & Company 0-393-03564-6
$25.00?$: US dollar
430
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth
Léon Spilliaert?Leon Spilliaert
Checkmark
The Norton Book of Ghost Stories 1994-11-00 ed. Brad Leithauser W. W. Norton / BOMC  
$21.95?$: US dollar
430
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth
Léon Spilliaert?Leon Spilliaert
 
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 Warning to the Curious and Other Stories 1998-05-00 M. R. James Phoenix 0-7538-0446-8
£3.99?£: UK pound
ix+
245
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 Anders Lindholm  
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  
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories 2002-00-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press 0-19-515117-8
$19.00?$: US dollar
xiv+
298
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories 2003-01-00 M. R. James Oxford University Press / SFBC  
$9.99?$: US dollar
xiv+
298
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
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
Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories: The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Volume 1 2005-09-00 M. R. James Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics) 0-14-303939-3
$16.00?$: US dollar
xxvii+
288
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 James McBryde  
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 2006-01-00 M. R. James Wildside Press 1-55742-544-2   126
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  
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Part 2: More Ghost Stories 2006-01-01 M. R. James Project Gutenberg 9629    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 2006-01-31 M. R. James Wildside Press 1-55742-557-4
$35.00?$: US dollar
126
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 2006-06-07 M. R. James LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
omni  
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  
Complete Ghost Stories 2007-09-01 M. R. James Collector's Library / CRW Publishing 978-1-905716-09-8
£7.99?£: UK pound
592
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories 2009-01-29 M. R. James Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 978-0-19-953857-7
£7.99?£: UK pound
xxxviii+
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  
Dark Canon: 22 Stories of Fantasy and Fright by M. R. James 2010-06-07 M. R. James Coachwhip Publications 978-1-61646-020-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
446
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  
A Boxful of Ghosts 2010-10-01 Marcus Clapham, David Stuart Davies, Charles Dickens, M. R. James Collector's Library / CRW Publishing 978-1-907360-20-6
£29.99?£: UK pound
1872
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories 2011-02-14 Montague Rhodes James Aeterna 978-1-4444-4812-2
$8.49?$: US dollar
108
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  
Ghost Stories 2011-10-06 M. R. James Vintage (UK) (Vintage Classics) 978-1-4481-1358-3
£7.99?£: UK pound
xvii+
269
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  
Ghost Stories 2011-10-17 M. R. James Vintage (UK) (Vintage Classics) 978-0-09-956056-2
£7.99?£: UK pound
xvii+
269
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 Simon Marsden  
Sötét örökség?Soetet oeroekseg
Sotet orokseg
2012-00-00 M. R. James Delta Vision Kft. (
MesterMűvek: Klasszikusok?MesterMuvek: Klasszikusok
#6)
978-615-5161-35-3
Ft 2,990?Ft: Hungarian forint
328
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 Tikos Péter Checkmark
The M. R. James Megapack 2013-04-03 M. R. James Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4678-7
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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 1?Saemtliche Geistergeschichten, Band 1
2016-08-24 M. R. James Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2640) 978-3-86552-482-9
€28.00?€: Euro
445+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Complete Ghost Stories 2017-01-26 M. R. James Macmillan UK (Macmillan Collector's Library) 978-1-5098-2772-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
592
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Complete Ghost Stories 2017-01-26 M. R. James Macmillan UK (Macmillan Collector's Library) 978-1-5098-4563-7
£0.98?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
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  
Nummer 13: Geistergeschichten 2019-11-18 M. R. James Festa 978-3-86552-790-5
€14.99?€: Euro
347
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 Arndt Drechsler Checkmark
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  
The Second Century of Creepy Stories date unknown ed. Sir Hugh Walpole Hutchinson  
4/6?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).
1023
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
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