M.R. James wordcounts

 For ease of reference, this is the assorted word counts of M.R. James ghost stories in descending order. (With best wishes to Darroll Pardoe, who we just learned died on Thursday there...)

1.     Mr Humphreys and his Inheritance 10, 852 words

2.     Residence at Whitminster 10, 140

3.     Casting the Runes 8853

4.     Whistle 7984

 

5.     Martins Close 7794

6.     A Warning to the Curious 7470

7.     A View from a Hill 7478

8.     Treasure of Abbot Thomas 7463

9.     An Episode of Cathedral History 7453

10.  Tractate Middoth 7034

11.  Uncommon Prayerbook 6312

12.  Number 13  6122

13.  Stalls of Barchester Cathedral 6083

14.  Story of a Disappearance… 5567

15.  Ash Tree 5416

16.  Count Magnus 5353

17.  An Evenings Entertainment 4829

18.  A Neighbours Landmark 4964

19.  Haunted Dolls House 4801

20.  Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook 4649

21.  Rose Garden 4615

22.  Mezzotint 4578

23.  Diary of Mr Poynter 4525

24.  Wailing Well 4199

25.  Lost Hearts 3932

26.  Two Doctors 3602

27.  School Story 2896

28.  Rats 2437

29.  Experiment 2292

30.  Vignette 2244

31.  Malice of Inanimate Objects 1674

32.  After Dark 1626

33.  There was a Man 1255

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