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The Lifted Veil is a novella by George Eliot, first published anonymously in Blackwood's Magazine in 1859. It was republished in 1879. Quite unlike the realistic fiction for which Eliot is best known, The Lifted Veil explores themes of extrasensory perception, possible life after death, and the power of fate.
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- Horror fiction
The Lifted Veil (em português, O véu erguido) é uma novela de George Eliot, primeiramente publicada em 1859 [1]. Diferentemente da ficção realista pela qual a autora é conhecida, The Lifted Veil explora os temas de percepção extrassensorial, da essência da vida física, da possibilidade de vida após a morte e do poder do
1 de mai. de 2000 · The Lifted Veil Credits: David Price Language: English: LoC Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature: Subject: Psychological fiction Subject: Paranormal fiction Category: Text: EBook-No. 2165: Release Date: May 1, 2000: Most Recently Updated: Mar 10, 2022: Copyright Status: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 525 ...
- George Eliot
- David Price
- 1859
- English
24 de set. de 2022 · This story by George Eliot was first published in the July 1859 issue of Blackwood’s Magazine. Latimer, its protagonist and narrator, begins his tale near the end of his life, when he is suffering from acute angina pectoris— a heart disease that functions as a metaphor for his emotional unhealthiness.
10 de mar. de 2022 · Just as I am watching a tongue of blue flame rising in the fire, and my lamp is burning low, the horrible contraction will begin at my chest. I shall only have time to reach the bell, and pull it violently, before the sense of suffocation will come. No one will answer my bell. I know why.
Is it the veil of reality that is lifting, or the notion of civility the moment two people lift the wedding veil of marriage in Victorian England? Is it superpowers or is it insanity? Either way, George Eliot spins a fascinating, if short, tale exploring these topics with The Lifted Veil.
9 de mar. de 2024 · The Lifted Veil is a novella by George Eliot, first published in 1859. Quite unlike the realistic fiction for which Eliot is best known, The Lifted Veil explores themes of extrasensory perception, the essence of physical life, possible life after death, and the power of fate.
