The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction

The author surveys the presence of the supernatural in modern English fiction, tracing its origins in the Gothic romance and following subsequent influences that reshape ghostly and psychic motifs. She categorizes manifestations—modern ghosts, diabolical figures and their allies, continuing supernatural vitality, folk-tale elements, and treatments framed as scientific—and examines how these forms function within narrative and cultural imagination. Critical commentary addresses psychological and social reasons for the genre's persistence, and the work collates bibliographical resources while evaluating stylistic and thematic continuities. It closes with a synthesis of trends and the genre's adaptability in changing literary contexts.