English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism., English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism., Spiritualism in literature., and Spiritualism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
English fiction--20th century--History and criticism, English fiction--Women authors--History and criticism, Spiritualism in literature, and Spiritualism--Great Britain--History--19th century
Abstract
Using a wide range of unexplored archival material, this book examines the'spectral'influence of Victorian spiritualism and Psychical Research on women's writing, analyzing the ways in which modern writers have both subverted and mimicked nineteenth century sources in their evocation of the séance.
