Lost Hearts (short story)

Lost Hearts is a 1895 short story by author M R James. - AsNotedIn

Lost Hearts (short story)

Places

Aswarby and Swarby, Lincolnshire It is a windy, noisy day, which fills the house and the gardens with a restless impression. As Stephen looks out into the park, he feels as if an endless procession of unseen people are sweeping past him on the wind, borne on resistlessly and aimlessly.
Lincolnshire, England In September of the year 1811 a post-chaise draws up before the door of Aswarby Hall, in the heart of Lincolnshire. The little boy who is the only passenger in the chaise, looks about him with the keenest curiosity.

Y/M/D		Association	Description
1893/10/28	M R James	Author	Montague James reveals "Lost Hearts " at the Chitchat Society in Cambridge, England.
1895/12/00	M R James	Author	M R James' "Lost Hearts" are discovered in Pall Mall Magazine VII, no 32.
1895/12/00	The Pall Mall Magazine	Publisher	M R James' "Lost Hearts" are discovered in Pall Mall Magazine VII, no 32.

Particulars for Lost Hearts (short story):
Vehicle Carriage	Chaise
Cultural Affiliation	English Country House	a mansion in the English countryside, with grounds and support facilities, often servants
Narrative Arts	Fiction	prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people
Supernatural	Ghost	an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living, typically as a nebulous image
Narrative Arts	Narrative	an account of connected events
Personal Disposition	Orphan	a child whose parents are dead
Narrative Arts	Prose	ordinary written language
Art Type	Short Story	short form narrative fiction
Paranormal	Supernatural	manifestation or event attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature
Literary Attribute	Victorian Ghost Story	supernatural stories of mystery, atmospheric settings, but typically not horror or violent
Society	Ward, not in the care of your parents	child who is watched over by someone other than their parents

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Original Language:	English

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