The Return
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"The Return" is a 1910 supernatural novel by Walter de la Mare that explores identity, possession, and psychological unease through the story of a man seemingly taken over by a dead stranger.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ supernatural novel ⓘ |
| author | Walter de la Mare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alienation
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identity ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ possession ⓘ psychological unease ⓘ the double ⓘ |
| character |
Arthur Lawford
NERFINISHED
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Griselda NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Bethany NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Lawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheila Lawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | regarded as a significant work in Walter de la Mare's supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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psychological horror ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | radio drama adaptation ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
20th-century supernatural fiction
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psychological horror literature ⓘ |
| hasReprint | modern paperback editions ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of classic ghost and supernatural stories ⓘ |
| length | novel-length work ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Arthur Lawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
body swap
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graveyard encounter ⓘ haunted identity ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ambiguous supernatural elements
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exploration of self and other ⓘ subtle psychological characterization ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A respectable man appears to be taken over by the personality and appearance of a dead stranger after falling asleep in a graveyard. ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1910 ⓘ |
| publisher | Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Listeners and Other Poems
NERFINISHED
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The Riddle and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism on identity and the uncanny ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | early 20th century ⓘ |
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