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The ghost story, 1840-1920 : a cultural history / Andrew Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Andrew, 1964- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ghost stories, English--History and criticism.
- Ghost stories, English.
- English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- Literature and society--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Literature and society.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (202 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 'The Ghost Story 1840-1920' examines the British ghost story within the political contexts of the long 19th century. By relating the ghost story to economic, national, colonial, and gendered contexts it provides a critical re-evaluation of the period.
- Contents:
- 9780719074462; 9780719074462; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Seeing the spectre: an economic theory of the ghost story; 2 Dickens's spectres: sight, money,and reading the ghost story; 3 Money and machines: Wilkie Collins's ghosts; 4 Love, money, and history: the female ghost story; 5 Reading ghosts and reading texts: spiritualism; 6 Haunted houses and history: Henry James's Anglo-American ghosts; 7 Colonial ghosts: mimicry,history, and laughter; 8 M.R. James's Gothic revival; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2010.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-78170-000-1
- 1-84779-345-2
- OCLC:
- 818847292
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