The Ghost in the Mill

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"The Ghost in the Mill" is a short ghost story by Harriet Beecher Stowe that blends New England folklore with moral and religious themes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ghost story
literary work
short story
author Harriet Beecher Stowe
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPublicationForm magazine or periodical fiction
genre American literature
ghost story
short fiction
hasForm prose
hasLength short
hasLiteraryStyle realist detail with supernatural elements
hasMoralPurpose didactic
hasReligiousContext Protestant Christian
hasTheme New England folklore
moral themes
religious themes
sin and redemption
storytelling tradition
supernatural
includedIn Sam Lawson's Oldtown Fireside Stories
surface form: Oldtown Fireside Stories
intendedAudience family readers
general readership
isPartOfAuthorCareerPhase mid-19th-century works of Harriet Beecher Stowe
language English
literaryMovement 19th-century American literature
narrativePerspective framed narrative
periodOfPublication 19th century
settingCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
settingRegion New England
usesFolkloreTradition New England oral tales

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Harriet notableWork The Ghost in the Mill
subject surface form: Harriet Beecher Stowe