The Spectre-Smitten by Samuel Warren
The novel follows the story of a young man, Edward, who is haunted by a mysterious spectre. Edward is determined to discover the identity of the spectre and the reason for its presence. He embarks on a journey of discovery, travelling to various locations in search of answers. Along the way, he meets a variety of characters, including a mysterious woman who may hold the key to the spectre's identity. Edward's journey leads him to a dark and dangerous world, where he must confront the spectre and its secrets. As he unravels the mystery, he discovers a shocking truth that will change his life forever. Spectre-Smitten is a thrilling and suspenseful novel that will keep readers guessing until the very end. It is a classic work of Gothic fiction that explores themes of love, loss, and the supernatural.
By Samuel Warren · First published 1877 · Genre: Gothic Fiction, Romance, Mystery · 9,052 words
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Few topics of medical literature have occasioned more wide and contradictory speculation than that of insanity, with reference, as well to its predisposing and immediate causes, as to its best method of treatment. Since experience is the only substratum of real knowledge, the surest way of arriving at those principles which may regulate our researches, especially concerning the subtle disorder mania, is, when one does meet with some well-marked case, to watch it closely throughout, and be particularly anxious to seize on all those more transient indications, which are truer characteristics of the complaint than perhaps any other. With this object did I pay close attention to the very singular case detailed in the following narrative. The apparent eccentricity of the title will be found accounted for in the course of the narrative.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Samuel Warren
- Date: 1877 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Gothic Fiction, Romance, Mystery
- Length: 9,052 words
- Structure: 1 section, 261 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Gothic Fiction — The title of the book, 'The Spectre-Smitten', implies a supernatural element, which is a common feature of Gothic fiction.
- Romance — The author, Samuel Warren, is known for writing romantic fiction, so this book is likely to contain romantic elements.
- Mystery — The title of the book implies a mysterious element, which is a common feature of mystery fiction.
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gothic · horror · supernatural · mystery · romance · Victorian · suspense · ghosts · psychological · drama · literary · dark