In 2006, the story was adapted for television starring Greg Wise, Paul Freeman and David Burke. In 2000, the story was adapted for television as part of the Ghost Stories for Christmas series by the BBC, and starred Sir Christopher Lee as James narrating his story. The narrator meets his cousin a few months later, and relates the tale to him.

The occupants of 12 and 14 spend the night in a double bedded room. A clawed hand attacks them, and they attempt to break down the door but break through the plaster wall. They then discover the door to Number 13 which the narrator had seen earlier. They check Number 14, but learn that its occupant thought it was them. While talking, the protagonist and the inn-keep hear ominous singing in the room next door. The narrator asks the inn-keep to visit his room at night. He hears dancing in the room next door, which he notices from its door marking is Number 13, however upon discussing the matter with the inn-keep, he learns that there is no such room number in the building, as it is considered bad luck. Once in his room, he notices that the space seems to grow smaller and his furniture sometimes vanishes. While researching church history in Viborg, Denmark, in particular the events of the reformation, the narrator's cousin stays in a local inn, opting to stay in room Number 12. James, included in his first collection Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904). Great Essays is proudly republishing this collection of classic essays now complete with a specially-commissioned biography of the author.' Number 13' is a ghost story by British writer M. Contents include: 'Henry James', 'The Old Order', 'Within the Rim', and 'The Letters of Henry James'. In 1941, Woolf drowned herself in the River Ouse at Lewes, aged 59. She suffered numerous nervous breakdowns during her life primarily as a result of the deaths of family members, and it is now believed that she may have suffered from bipolar disorder. Woolf was a central figure in the feminist criticism movement of the 1970s, her works having inspired countless women to take up the cause. She is widely hailed as being among the most influential modernist authors of the 20th century and a pioneer of stream of consciousness narration. Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an English writer. He produced a large corpus of articles and books of criticism, travel, biography, and autobiography, playing an important role in the transition from literary realism to literary modernism. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been. Henry Jamess short stories, all exploring ghosts and the uncanny. Henry James (1843-1916) was an American-British author generally considered to be one of the greatest novelists in the English language. Publisher: Penguin Classics, November 2022.

First published in 1940, this volume contains a collection of classic essays by Virginia Woolf on the subject of Henry James and his work.

Henry james ghost stories collection