The demon lover, and other stories

by Elizabeth Bowen

A collection of subtle, atmospheric stories set mostly in wartime London, ranging from realistic to the supernatural.

Contents:
In The Square
Sunday Afternoon
The Inherited Clock
The Cheery Soul
Songs My Father Sang Se
The Demon Lover
Careless Talk
The Happy Autumn Fields
Ivy Gripped The Steps
Pink May
Green Holly
Mysterious Kor

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction, Irish Literature, Horror

224 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 1952

About the author

Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen, CBE was an Anglo-Irish novelist and short story writer and short story writer notable for her books about the "big house" of Irish landed Protestants as well her fiction about life in wartime London.

Reviews

[Lena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alltid svårt att betygsätta novellsamlingar.
Alla håller inte måttet.

[Amanda mcguire]

Dnf p 42

[Hal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very atmospheric. I feel like I now know just what it was like in wartime London, especially that part about keeping calm and carrying on. These stories started off seeming inconsequential, but the realization of their weight just kept building.

[Rusty Garza · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used this book to research the uncanny in Elizabeth Bowen's wartime short stories. Gold Mine!