Ghost Story Craft Seeks Dignity Over Cheap Frights
A critique argues modern ghost tales fail by overusing shocks and improbable hauntings. It praises purposeful, characterful specters like Hector and Hamlet's father, urging writers to replace sensational scares with thoughtful, credible supernatural visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huxley
Hector
Créusa
Hamlet
Brutus
Philippi
Caesar
Janet
Willie
Mr. Quiller Couch
Laird
Autumn Book Number. New Books for the Autumn Season
An annotated list of recent and forthcoming publications across literary fields. Highlights include Mary S. Watts on ghost story technique and updates on Dickens, Francis Assisi works, Lanier fragments, and various regional literary notices and editorials.
Dickens separation examined by bibliophile volume
A 50 year old debate on Charles Dickens and his separation from his wife is reframed by the Biblophile Society. The forthcoming private correspondence between Dickens and Maria Beadwell, printed with permission, challenges prior public misreadings and defends the pair against scorn and misinterpretation.
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Dickens
United Kingdom
United States
Martin Chuzzlewit
Bibliphile Society
William K. Bixby
Charles Dickens
Maria Eadwell
Eaven
Henry H. Harver
Chadads
Stigginses
Mr. Creakle
Mr. Squeers
Columbian
Elijah Pogram
Harold Skimpole
Mrs. Jellaby
Dora
Avid Copperfield
David
Dickns
America
Kens
Maria Beadnell
The
Biblophile Society
Lyne Pasaaaees
Apple
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Mary S. Watts
Pagan
Contents
Eevee God
Stephenson Browne
Francis Assisi
Israel Zangwill
Sidney Lanier
Bliss Carman
Josiah Flynt
EdWard S. Crown
Miss Willcocks
Lewis Melville
London
James
Emile Faguet
Hall Frye
New York
Boston
Literary News OF
Philadelphia
Maria Beadwell
Arthur Smith
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