Spirits and Spirituality in Victorian Fiction

By Jen Cadwallader

Book Overview

As seen in fiction, newspaper accounts, and magic shows, the presence of ghosts pervaded the Victorian period. This book examines supernatural encounters in a wide range of Victorian writers including Dickens and Kipling. Cadwallader argues that these fictional spirits reflect how Victorians were adapting to rapid scientific and religious changes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349719374
• ISBN13: 9781349719372
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 209 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"