The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction
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
Genre(s): Literary Criticism
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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| Play 00 | Preface & Introduction | Ben Tucker |
00:10:03 |
| Play 01 | Chapter I. The Gothic Romance Part 1 | Ben Tucker |
00:37:48 |
| Play 02 | Chapter I. The Gothic Romance Part 2 | Ben Tucker |
00:47:45 |
| Play 03 | Chapter II. Later Influences | Ben Tucker |
00:47:44 |
| Play 04 | Chapter III. Modern Ghosts Part 1 | Ben Tucker |
00:40:24 |
| Play 05 | Chapter III. Modern Ghosts Part 2 | Ben Tucker |
00:45:36 |
| Play 06 | Chapter IV. The Devil and His Allies Part 1 | Ben Tucker |
00:27:25 |
| Play 07 | Chapter IV. The Devil and His Allies Part 2: The Wizard and the Witch | Ben Tucker |
00:24:15 |
| Play 08 | Chapter IV. The Devil and His Allies Part 3: Dæmonic Spirits—Vampires; The Werewolf and Others | Ben Tucker |
00:27:57 |
| Play 09 | Chapter V. Supernatural Life Part 1 | Ben Tucker |
00:45:18 |
| Play 10 | Chapter V. Supernatural Life Part 2 | Ben Tucker |
00:44:53 |
| Play 11 | Chapter VI. The Supernatural in Folk-Tales | Ben Tucker |
00:48:18 |
| Play 12 | Chapter VII. Supernatural Science | Ben Tucker |
00:55:24 |
| Play 13 | Chapter VIII. Conclusion | Ben Tucker |
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