The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction
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Preface & Introduction
10:03 -
Chapter I. The Gothic Romance Part 1
37:48 -
Chapter I. The Gothic Romance Part 2
47:45 -
Chapter II. Later Influences
47:44 -
Chapter III. Modern Ghosts Part 1
40:24 -
Chapter III. Modern Ghosts Part 2
45:36 -
Chapter IV. The Devil and His Allies Part 1
27:25 -
Chapter IV. The Devil and His Allies Part 2: The Wizard and the Witch
24:15 -
Chapter IV. The Devil and His Allies Part 3: Dæmonic Spirits - Vampires; The Werewolf and Others
27:57 -
Chapter V. Supernatural Life Part 1
45:18 -
Chapter V. Supernatural Life Part 2
44:53 -
Chapter VI. The Supernatural in Folk-Tales
48:18 -
Chapter VII. Supernatural Science
55:24 -
Chapter VIII. Conclusion
51:40
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction (1917) is a public domain work.
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Ghosts, devils, and other unearthly figures become subjects of literary study in Dorothy Scarborough's 1917 survey. Beginning with Gothic romance, she examines how supernatural themes change across English fiction, with particular attention to the decades immediately preceding her book. Chapters address modern ghosts, folk tales, supernatural life, and supernatural science. Her introduction connects the appeal of such writing with fear, imagination, and the wish to reach beyond ordinary experience.
Scarborough compares recurring figures across several writers rather than telling a single story. One discussion traces versions of the immortal wanderer, examining how authors use the figure for religious argument, social criticism, or portrayals of human suffering. Her comments distinguish a work's message from its literary achievement. Readers interested in the history of ghost stories can use the book to explore the varied purposes supernatural characters serve and the critical assumptions of an early twentieth-century scholar.
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- Author
- Dorothy Scarborough
- Reading time
- About 7 hours
- Pages
- 209
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Literature
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