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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

Year of Publication: 1917Genres: Literary Criticism

Running Time: 09 hours 14 minutes 30 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface & Introduction Ben Tucker	10:03
2	Chapter I. The Gothic Romance Part 1 Ben Tucker	37:48
3	Chapter I. The Gothic Romance Part 2 Ben Tucker	47:45
4	Chapter II. Later Influences Ben Tucker	47:44
5	Chapter III. Modern Ghosts Part 1 Ben Tucker	40:24
6	Chapter III. Modern Ghosts Part 2 Ben Tucker	45:36
7	Chapter IV. The Devil and His Allies Part 1 Ben Tucker	27:25
8	Chapter IV. The Devil and His Allies Part 2: The Wizard and the Witch Ben Tucker	24:15
9	Chapter IV. The Devil and His Allies Part 3: Dæmonic Spirits—Vampires; The Werewolf and Others Ben Tucker	27:57
10	Chapter V. Supernatural Life Part 1 Ben Tucker	45:18
11	Chapter V. Supernatural Life Part 2 Ben Tucker	44:53
12	Chapter VI. The Supernatural in Folk-Tales Ben Tucker	48:18
13	Chapter VII. Supernatural Science Ben Tucker	55:24
14	Chapter VIII. Conclusion Ben Tucker	51:40