Welcome to our anthology of select stories of haunting from the Victorian period, all of which engage with and explore the dynamics of imperialism and imperialist -- and empiricist -- mindsets. Gaps, ambiguity, and thwarted action characterize the hauntings that arise in these diverse narratives. When both "sense" and the senses fail, characters and readers alike are haunted by what they can experience, but not share or explain. Join us for a lingering look at the haunted side of the British Empire in the late nineteenth century.
One need not be a chamber—to be haunted— One need not be a House— The Brain—has Corridors surpassing Material Place— * * * Far safer, through an Abbey—gallop— The Stones a’chase— Than moonless—One’s A’self encounter— In lonesome place—
Ourself—behind Ourself—Concealed— Should startle—most—
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Excerpts of “One need not be a chamber—” by Emily Dickinson