Cock Lane and Common-sense
Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,6 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Fiction
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Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,6 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Fiction
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Author : E. J. Clery
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 30,96 MB
Release : 1995-02-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 052145316X
A genre of supernatural fiction was among the more improbable products of the Age of Enlightenment. This book charts the troubled entry of the supernatural into fiction, and questions the historical reasons for its growing popularity in the late eighteenth century. Beginning with the notorious case of the Cock Lane ghost, a performing poltergeist who became a major attraction in London in 1762, and with Garrick's spellbinding and paradigmatic performance as the ghost-seeing Hamlet, it moves on to look at the Gothic novels of Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, M. G. Lewis, and others, in unexpected new lights. The central thesis concerns the connection between fictions of the supernatural and the growth of consumerism: not only are ghost stories successful commodities in the rapidly commercialising book market, they are also considered here as reflections on the disruptive effects of this socio-economic transformation.
Author : Paul Chambers
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 34,91 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Ghosts
ISBN : 9780750938693
Presents the true story of a series of events that took place in London in the 1760s. This book brings to life the story of the Cock Lane ghost - a scandal whose effect on society was such that the term Cock Lane was still synonymous with folly, superstition and corruption 150 years later. It is about a couple that lodged in Cock Lane.
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,95 MB
Release : 1820
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Page : 12 pages
File Size : 25,9 MB
Release : 1893
Category : Ghosts
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Author : Trevor H. Hall
Publisher :
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 23,23 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Ghosts
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Author : Oliver Goldsmith
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,67 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781019520833
Discover the literary genius of Oliver Goldsmith with this comprehensive collection. From his acclaimed poems to his popular plays, this book showcases the breadth and depth of Goldsmith's talent. The Bee and Cock-Lane Ghost add a humorous touch to proceedings, ensuring there's something for everyone in this volume. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Page : 5 pages
File Size : 22,21 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Ghosts
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Author : Douglas Grant
Publisher : London : Macmillan ; New York : St. Martin's Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 14,86 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Ghosts
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Page : 55 pages
File Size : 46,43 MB
Release : 1762
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