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A short story about a woman who returns to her house in London during the war and receives a mysterious letter from her former fiancé. The letter triggers a traumatic flashback and a sense of being haunted by the past.
Across the open end of the square two buses impassively passed each other: Women, a perambulator, cyclists, a man wheeling a barrow signalized, once again, the ordinary flow of life. At the square’s most populous corner should be—and was—the short taxi rank.
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A woman returns to her house in London during the Second World War and receives a letter from her former fiancé, who disappeared in the First World War. She tries to escape his sinister presence, but he follows her and abducts her in a taxi.
Jul 9, 2022 · A short story based on a folk ballad about a woman haunted by her dead fiancé during World War II. The story explores themes of war, love, and identity, and invites multiple interpretations of the supernatural or psychological nature of the encounter.
Learn about the plot, themes, characters, and symbols of The Demon Lover, a short story by Elizabeth Bowen set in London during the Second World War. Explore the historical and literary context, the author's biography, and the related books of this modernist gothic tale.
A review of The Demon Lover and Other Stories, a book of wartime London tales by Anglo-Irish writer Elizabeth Bowen. The reviewer praises Bowen's skill in creating atmospheric and suggestive stories that convey the disruption and absurdity of the war.
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A story by Elizabeth Bowen about a woman who suffers a nervous breakdown during World War II and sees the ghost of her dead lover. The story explores the themes of war, memory, and the gothic tradition of the demon lover.
