Table of Contents

Introduction Coming to Terms with American Supernatural Short Fiction The Law of Authority: The Complexity of the Other World The Law of Science: Haunted Memories in An Age of Progress The Law of Total Fiction: Life Is But a Dream Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Examines supernatural short fiction of the Americas in terms of the cultural encounters between European and indigenous societies and between scientific materialism and premodern supernaturalism.

About the Author

DANA DEL GEORGE is Instructor of English at Santa Monica College and was previously Assistant Professor of English at North Park University.

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