Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 139 Lee, Vernon 1856 1935 Paget, Violet A Phantom Lover Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Katherine Delany, Suzanne L. Shell, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Phantom Lover" by Vernon Lee is a gothic novella written during the late 19th century, primarily in the context of the Victorian era. The story revolves around a mysterious and otherworldly figure, Mrs. Oke, and her husband, Mr. Oke, as narrated by an unnamed painter who is commissioned to paint their portraits. Through the painter's perspective, readers are introduced to Mrs. Oke's enchanting yet eerie allure, her connection to a past scandal involving a tragic romance, and the psychological effects this history has on her seemingly mundane life and her husband’s sanity. At the start of "A Phantom Lover," the narrator reflects on their first encounter with Mrs. Oke, describing her as a unique, almost ethereal figure whose beauty and grace evoke intrigue. As the painter prepares to paint the couple's portraits, he reveals his increasing fascination with Mrs. Oke’s character and her ancestral ties to a historical murder. The narrative unfolds in a setting steeped in melancholy, evoking the gloomy atmosphere of the English countryside and the psychological tensions within the Oke household. Mr. Oke's growing jealousy and obsession with his wife's interactions with the past, particularly with a long-dead poet named Christopher Lovelock, create an undercurrent of suspense and foreboding. As their story develops, the dichotomy between romantic ideals and the harsh realities of their lives, alongside a looming sense of the supernatural, sets the stage for a compelling exploration of identity, desire, and legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Paranormal fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 149542 149401 2024-10-04T06:08:54.940646 2023-10-04T06:18:11.906133 text/html text/html 149535 149394 2024-10-04T06:08:55.167644 2023-10-04T06:18:12.048154 text/html text/html 121290 2024-10-04T06:08:59.796585 application/epub+zip 122276 2024-10-04T06:08:56.932614 application/epub+zip 122276 2024-10-04T06:08:55.817623 application/epub+zip 231214 2024-10-04T06:09:01.919696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221898 2024-10-04T06:08:59.100610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199053 2022-09-04T09:18:13.838894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135609 135519 2024-10-04T06:08:54.564618 2023-10-04T06:18:11.646138 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 135860 2014-09-18T18:49:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52084 2014-09-18T18:52:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19863 2024-10-04T06:09:02.061581 application/rdf+xml 12730 2024-10-04T06:08:56.345614 image/jpeg 3298 2024-10-04T06:08:56.076752 image/jpeg 121246 2024-10-04T06:08:55.181617 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia