Here and Hereafter by Barry Pain

The themes of mortality and the meaning of life are central to Barry Pain's "Here and Hereafter." How does Middleton's struggle reflect the human experience?

By Barry Pain · First published 1920 · Genre: Supernatural, Fiction, Horror · 21 chapters · 85,566 words

First lines

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It was Saturday night at the end of a hard week. I was just finishing my dinner when I was told that a man wished to see me at once in the surgery. The name, Tarn, was unknown to me.

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Here and Hereafter is listed on Textopian as a novel by Barry Pain, dated 1920 CE.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Barry Pain
• Date: 1920 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Supernatural, Fiction, Horror, Ghost Story
• Length: 85,566 words
• Structure: 21 chapters, 1,610 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Discussion starters

• What should a reader notice first when entering Here and Hereafter?
• How does this novel by Barry Pain fit its genre, period, or classroom use?
• Where does Supernatural first become important in the reading?

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Genres

• Supernatural — The book explores themes of life afterdeath, leading to a significant amount of supernatural elements in its plot and narrative.
• Fiction — The narrative and plot are not based on real-life events and can thus be classified as fiction.
• Horror — The story includes elements that create a sense of fear, uncertainty, and dread, indicative of the horror genre.
• Ghost Story — The tale revolves around ghosts and the afterlife, making it a part of the ghost story genre.

Tags

Existentialism · Philosophy · Mystery · Fantasy · Supernatural · Afterlife · Soul · Spirituality · Religion · Theology · Death · Grief

Contents

• MALA
• THE FEAST AND THE RECKONING
• POST-MORTEM
• THE GIRL WITH THE BEAUTIFUL HAIR
• THE WIDOWER
• THE UNFINISHED GAME
• SPARKLING BURGUNDY
• THE ACT OF HEROISM
• SOME NOTES ON CYRUS VERD
• THE FOUR-FINGERED HAND
• THE TOWER
• THE FUTILITY OF WILLIAM PENARDEN
• THE PATHOS OF THE COMMONPLACE
• THE NIGHT OF GLORY
• AN IDYLL OF THE SEA
• THE MAGIC RINGS
• THE UNSEEN POWER
• A BRISK ENGAGEMENT
• HASHEESH
• THE GARDENER
• THE SCENT

More by Barry Pain

• The End of a Show (1920)
• Eliza (1922)
• Marge Askinforit (1920)
• If Winter Don't (1920)
• The New Gulliver (1913)
• In a London Garden (1914)
• Zero (1917)
• When I Was King (1924)
• All works by Barry Pain