The Ghost Story 1840-1920: A Cultural History

by Andrew Smith

Book Overview

The Ghost Story 1840-1920: A Cultural History is the first book length analysis of the British ghost story in over thirty years. It includes readings of the economic, national, colonial, and gender contexts of the ghost story and provides a new and important critical re-evaluation of writers including Dickens, Collins, Henry James, and M.R. James.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719087864
• ISBN13: 9780719087868
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"