Ghost Stories of an Antiquary vs Told After Supper: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Ghost stories, English Short stories, Ghost Stories, Fiction
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
M. R. James is the acknowledged master of the English ghost story. Disdaining gore in favour of atmosphere and suggestion, his enduring supernatural tales are masterpieces of understated horror. Ghost stories of an…
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Told After Supper
This is a ghost story book. Whenever five or six English-speaking people meet round a fire on Christmas Eve, they start telling each other ghost stories. Nothing satisfies us on Christmas Eve but to hear each other tell…
The verdict
- Readers rate Ghost Stories of an Antiquary highest: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 4.1 · Told After Supper 3.8.
- Told After Supper is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Ghost Stories of an Antiquary.
- Told After Supper has the widest readership — 82683 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | Told After Supper | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (82683) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | 3.7 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (24) | — |
Reception
| Ghost Stories of an Antiquary | Told After Supper | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 24 | 82683 |
| Editions | 179 | 44 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 66277 |
| Reading it now | — | 8619 |
| Written reviews | — | 7647 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1118 | — |
| Pages | 270 | 42 |