The Phantom Rickshaw
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The Phantom Rickshaw is a ghostly short story by Rudyard Kipling that blends psychological horror with themes of guilt and obsession in colonial India.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Phantom Rickshaw canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost story
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short story ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Rudyard Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features | ghostly rickshaw ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
ghost fiction
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horror fiction ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio drama adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | yes ⓘ |
| hasMoralFocus |
consequences of emotional cruelty
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responsibility for past actions ⓘ |
| hasTone |
eerie
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introspective ⓘ melancholic ⓘ |
| includedIn | Rudyard Kipling short story collections ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Anglo-Indian literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
frame narrative elements
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jack
NERFINISHED
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Kitty NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Wessington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of psychological and supernatural horror
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portrayal of Anglo-Indian colonial life ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1888 ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | early works of Rudyard Kipling ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Allahabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | A. H. Wheeler & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Simla
NERFINISHED
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colonial India ⓘ |
| theme |
colonial society
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guilt ⓘ obsession ⓘ psychological breakdown ⓘ supernatural vs. psychological explanation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
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