A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf's A Haunted House is a short story about a couple who move into a house that is haunted by two ghosts. The couple, who are unnamed, are living in a state of limbo, unable to move forward with their lives. The ghosts, who are also unnamed, are living in the house as well, and they are trying to communicate with the couple. The couple is unable to understand the ghosts, and they are unable to move forward with their lives. The story follows the couple as they try to make sense of the ghosts and their presence in the house. In the end, the couple is able to move forward with their lives, and the ghosts are able to move on as well.
By Virginia Woolf · First published 1921 · Genre: Modernist Literature, Fiction, Short Story · 678 words
First lines
Whatever hour you woke there was a door shunting. From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure-a ghostly couple.
"Here we left it," she said. And he added:
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Virginia Woolf
- Date: 1921 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Modernist Literature, Fiction, Short Story, Horror
- Length: 678 words
- Structure: 1 section, 34 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Modernist Literature — A Haunted House is a short story by Virginia Woolf, a prominent figure in the Modernist literary movement. The story follows a stream-of-consciousness narrative style, which is a hallmark of Modernist literature.
- Fiction — A Haunted House is a work of fiction, as it is a story that is not based on real events or people.
- Short Story — A Haunted House is a short story, as it is a work of fiction that is shorter than a novel and typically only has one plot line.
- Horror — A Haunted House contains elements of horror, as it is a story about a haunted house and the supernatural events that occur within it.
Tags
apples · beam · buried · couple · death · drawing · floor · garden · ghostly · glass · hands · heart