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Haunted houses, Fairy water & The uninhabited house, Charlotte Riddell ; edited by Professor Andrew Smith

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Haunted houses, Fairy water & The uninhabited house, Charlotte Riddell ; edited by Professor Andrew Smith

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 13)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Haunted houses

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1049823996

Responsibility statement

Charlotte Riddell ; edited by Professor Andrew Smith

Series statement

British Library tales of the weird

Sub title

Fairy water & The uninhabited house

Summary

Enter the Victorian haunted house: a world of glowering shadows, heart-stopping visions and phantom footfall by night. But whilst spirits disturb the realm of the living, the stark realities of surviving in Victorian England remain equally pressing. From the once-beloved yet unfairly neglected Victorian writer Charlotte Riddell come two chilling yet charming novels. In "An Uninhabited House," Charlotte Riddell presents a curious proposition: how does one let a property when the tenents cannot stand their otherworldly lodger? Horror meets humour as a host of solicitors and clerks struggle to find the solution to their impending financial - and perhaps mortal - peril. "Fairy Water" follows young lovers navigating their new position in society, an effort frustrated by the interruptions of a spectral houseguest. Narrated by the couple's bombastic and disgruntled landlord, the economic obsessions and anxieties of late Victorian England are expertly, and entertainingly, laid bare

Target audience

adult

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Haunted houses, two novels by Charlotte RiddellFairy water & The uninhabited houseFairy water and The uninhabited house

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