Another short collection of ghost stories by James, and a follow-up to the first volume Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. I didn't enjoy this as much as the first book, but it was still an enjoyable read. I'm not sure if the lesser liking comes from lesser stories, though - my suspicion is that, well-written as they are, James' stories tend to blur together. They're all very similar, and while I noticed that similarity in the first volume, it was short enough - being only eight stories - that the weight of them together did not pall. Having read the seven stories here, so hard on the heels of that first book, they've begun to stodge together. I think, too, that some of the stories in this volume especially are much longer than they need to be. That said, I did still like it, even if I didn't get the reliable shudder that "The Treasure of Abbot Thomas" gives me from any of the stories here. I think "The Tractate Middoth" is my favourite of this batch, followed by "The Rose Garden."