Supernatural in Modern English Fiction

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By Listen TheBook Posted on Jun 1, 2023

In Category - Literary Criticism

Authors: Dorothy Scarborough In Year : 1917

Book Language: English

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Preface & Introduction
Chapter I. The Gothic Romance Part 1
Chapter I. The Gothic Romance Part 2
Chapter II. Later Influences
Chapter III. Modern Ghosts Part 1
Chapter III. Modern Ghosts Part 2
Chapter IV. The Devil and His Allies Part 1
Chapter IV. The Devil and His Allies Part 2: The Wizard and the Witch
Chapter IV. The Devil and His Allies Part 3: Dæmonic Spirits—Vampires; The Werewolf and Others
Chapter V. Supernatural Life Part 1
Chapter V. Supernatural Life Part 2
Chapter VI. The Supernatural in Folk-Tales
Chapter VII. Supernatural Science
Chapter VIII. Conclusion

Scholar of the macabre Dorothy Scarborough provides us with the first comprehensive overview of supernatural fiction in literary history, a book originally written as her dissertation for her Ph.D. at Columbia University and later so universally praised that it was published widely in print. From the early gothic romances of Walpole and Maturin to the more "modern" (as of the writing of this book in 1917) work of Henry James' The Turn of the Screw and W.W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw", Scarborough explores the many facets of supernatural fiction and provides insights into why ghosts, ghouls, witches, werewolves and other weird beings that go bump in the night have provided humanity with such long-lasting and expansive fascination throughout the ages. - Summary by Ben Tucker