The Lifted Veil (Art of the Novel) (New Portway Large Print Books) (Classic Victorian Horror Fiction)

by George Eliot

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'Why did she stand before me with the candle in her hand, with her cruel contemptuous eyes fixed on me, and the glittering serpent, like a familiar demon, on her breast?'

In this dark novella of Victorian horror, George Eliot explores clairvoyance, fate and the possibility of life after death.

One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

  • ISBN10 0241251230
  • ISBN13 9780241251232
  • Publish Date 3 March 2016 (first published 1 October 1976)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 22 June 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
  • Imprint Penguin Classics