The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction
Dorothy Scarborough
Read by Ben Tucker
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 (9 hr 14 min)
Chapters
Preface & Introduction | 10:03 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter I. The Gothic Romance Part 1 | 37:48 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter I. The Gothic Romance Part 2 | 47:45 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter II. Later Influences | 47:44 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter III. Modern Ghosts Part 1 | 40:24 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter III. Modern Ghosts Part 2 | 45:36 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter IV. The Devil and His Allies Part 1 | 27:25 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter IV. The Devil and His Allies Part 2: The Wizard and the Witch | 24:15 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter IV. The Devil and His Allies Part 3: Dæmonic Spirits—Vampires; The Were… | 27:57 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter V. Supernatural Life Part 1 | 45:18 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter V. Supernatural Life Part 2 | 44:53 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter VI. The Supernatural in Folk-Tales | 48:18 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter VII. Supernatural Science | 55:24 | Read by Ben Tucker |
Chapter VIII. Conclusion | 51:40 | Read by Ben Tucker |