,8,doctor ,zeit,0 by ,antonia ,fras]3
,%ort ,/ory ,analysis
  ,8,doctor ,zeit,0 is a %ort /ory ) a
=ebod+ !me by ! ,briti% au?or (
biographies1 detective fic;n1 hi/ory
books1 & %ort fic;n1 "nly ,antonia
,fras]4 ,antonia ,fras] is a fam\s
public p]sonal;y1 & h] full "n is ,lady
,antonia ,m>g>et ,c>ol9e ,fras]4 ,! ^w
,8,zeit,0 m1ns ,"t1 & ! ,doctor ,zeit
m5;n$ "h 9 ? text is ! ,grim ,r1p] or
,8! ,keep] ( ,"t,04 ,9 ? fe>;l fic;n &
haunt+ sup]natural tale1 ! protagoni/
,nola1 a ,briti% writ] 9 ! mak+1 is
haunt$ by n9e visita;ns f ! ,keep] ( ,"t
or ! ,grim ,r1p] to prep>e h] = d1?4 ,h]
five-ye>-old son ,johnnie wd 2 ! only
wit;s to h] d1? at ! h&s ( ! ,grim
,r1p]4 ,"! is a mix ( ! horror &
psy*ological ?rill] g5re 9 ? tale (
t]ror & is told ma9ly f ! au?or's po9t (
view4 ,?\< p5n$ 9 a simpli/ic /yle1 x is
f"r5+ & susp5se;l4 ,a detective fic;n
writ] ( excell5t reputa;n1 ,antonia
,fras] pres5ts ! %ock$ r1d] ( ?       #a
tale ) a few h9ts l1d+ to ! dramatic d1?
( a v 4turb$ ,nola 9 ! la/ "p ( ! text4
,! /ory cr1tes a my/]i\s angle 9 \r
p]cep;n4 ,we t5d to wond] :e!r !
,8,doctor ,zeit,0 m5;n$ 9 ! title is !
,g]man or ,au/rian psy*iatri/ tr1t+
,nola & ! r1son = h] t]ror4 ,h["e1 "? !
excell5t plot twi/s & tricks ( ,lady
,antonia ,fras]1 we >e fool$ "r up until
! 5d & >e !n left spellb.d4
  ,o!r m9or !mes to add color to ?
=ebod+ tale ( t]ror >e3

_4 ,! sev5te5?-c5tury family life ( ! p
  ( ! ,we/ t ,nola 0 rese>*+ 9 ! r1d+
  room ( ! ,briti% ,museum = a non-fic;n
  hi/ory book4 ,we notice t ! ,puritan
  !me is m* m ?an j ,antonia ,fras] l5d+
  "s ( h] p]sonal;y to ! text4 ,we
  r1lize t ! ,puritan & clos$ & alm
  hy/]ical atmosp"h ( susp5se is
  a3el]at$ 2c ( ! *oice ( !me = ! writ+
  ( ? book4
_4 ,! "* & hi/orical import.e ( ! ,grim
  ,r1p] or ! ,keep] ( ,"t & ! ,d1?    #b
  ,angel hmf4 ,f v>i\s "ps 9 ! text1 we
  r1lize t ,doctor ,zeit _h to 2 ! ,grim
  ,r1p] 2c he 0 eld]ly1 asexual1 reek$ (
  ! /5* ( ! d1d1 _h imm5se /r5g?1 cd
  cause a *ill 9 ! atmosp"h :]"e he w5t1
  & ": ! la/ "p ( ! text is 3c]n$ he al
  appe>$ to ,nola ) a scy! 9 8 h& : is !
  v /uff ( 8 pr(es.n4 ,! ,grim ,r1p] is
  al symbolic ( ! _m plagues dur+ !
  ,puritanical pa/4 ,! d1? ,angel us$ to
  2 %[n z lit]ally di7+ \ d1d b"os ) 8
  scy! f ! f]tile gr.d1 ! gravey>d n
  hav+ su6ici5t l& to bury ! _m victims
  ( ! plague4
_4 ,! h1l? ( ,nola is se5 "? ! eyes (
  ,d5is1 h] eld]ly husb&1 : makes ! r1d]
  wond] :e!r x 0 a h9t t %e 0
  psy*ologically 4turb$4 ,d5is m5;ns 9
  "o "p ( ! text t ,nola 0 n]v\s & cd g
  9to a collapse if /ress$ to a grt
  ext5t1 & he m>ri$ h] to c>e = h]4
  ,h["e1 r1d]s take ! wr;g 5d ( ! /ick
  :5 !y analyze x f a psy*ological angle
  2c x 0 ! somatic angle t ,d5is 0
  allud+ to & presum$ to 2 ! cause    #c
  ( ,nola dy+ 9 _! g>d54

  ,! /ory 2g9s ) susp5se;l un1se )
,nola's pr$ica;t alr 2+ dcld t %e 0
worri$ ab a face t 0 haunt+ h]4 ,only a
face & n an actual p]son1 : makes ! r1d]
want to sit up & take note 2c we t5d to
associate a p]son ) 8 face at f/ visual
notice & ev5 f reta9$ memory4 ,?us1 !
tale 2g9s ) susp5se & moves hi<] up !
scale ( t]ror until ! f9al climax4
,nola's situa;n is summ>iz$1 & %e is
o!rwise a typical ord9>y ,briti% wife (
a husb& :o 0 m* old] ?an h] & dot$ on
h]4 ,%e 0 ke5 on writ+ a non-fic;n
hi/ory book z a po/-graduate !sis4 ,%e1
"!=e1 visit$ ! ,briti% ,museum = rese>*
& "w$ 9 ! ,r1d+ ,room e "d4 ,%e 0
dilig5t at h] "w1 & ev5 ?\< %e _h a
press+ s*$ule z a "m & wife1 %e / made
"t = h] home & "w4 ,d5is1 z we note 9 !
%ort /ory ,8,doctor ,zeit,01 does n take
,nola's "w s]i\sly1 & nei did he h any
respect = h] "w z he casually ma9ta9s a
patri>*al t"o 9dicat+ t %e _h pl5ty   #d
( "t to write h] book once h] son
,johnnie grew old]4 ,d5is is a calm
p]son :o is mature & does n l to tr\ble
8 n]v\s wife4 ,h] 3c]ns d n seem valid
to hm1 : is :y %e keeps hid+ ! tru? ( !
haunt+ face f ,d5is4
  ,nola does n tru/ ,d5is ) h] secret1 &
! /ress 9 h] m9d & body keeps build+ up
ov] ! weeks4 ,%e dotes on h] son
,johnnie1 an extrov]t$ * :o wd lat] 2
subject to ! brutal %ock ( see+ 8 "m dy+
2f 8 v eyes4 ,nola is o!rwise 3t5t 9 h]
home1 ": %e ma9ly "ws 9 ! g>d5 & kit*54
,%e is a /]eotypical h\sewife ) ll 3c]n
= ! sup]natural4 ,h["e1 %e />ts see+ !
face ( ! ,grim ,r1p] & is haunt$ by x
exactly n9e "ts4

_4 ,! f/ app>i;n is on ! /eps ( !
  ,london ,"ugr.d l1d+ to ,tott5ham
  ,c\rt ,road1 ": ,nola sees an alm
  asexual eld]ly g]iatric 9dividual tu7+
  at h] l;g skirt4 ,%e ?9ks ( ! p]son z
  a woman4 ,alr we note ! h9t ( ! et]nal
  asexual;y ( ! ,r1p]4                #e
_4 ,! second app>i;n is at ! /a;n ": %e
  sees an eld]ly man wait+ & !n gett+ on
  ! tra9 ) h] on h] way to ! ,briti%
  ,museum4 ,he is a di6]5t man b ) !
  same face z ! ,angel ( ,d1?4
_4 ,! ?ird app>i;n is on ! same plat=m
  on h] way to ! ,briti% ,museum1 ? "t )
  ,johnnie1 :o is lat] kidnapp$ by !
  ,grim ,r1d] b f.d by a policeman (
  color4 ,nola only "ply sees ! visage (
  ! "y ,r1p] clad 9 j1ns & ;,t-%irt b is
  3fid5t t he has ! same face4
_4 ,! au?or ,antonia ,fras] m5;ns !
  f\r?1 fif?1 & six? app>i;ns z m]e
  meet+s :5 ,nola w5t %opp+ or pick$ up
  ,johnnie f s*ool4
_4 ,! sev5? app>i;n is at ,! ,r1d]'s
  ,room1 ": ,nola sees ?ree s1ts 9 front
  ( h] *air1 a cross eld]ly woman ) five
  books on h] table ) ! same face z !
  ,angel ( ,d1?4 ,! woman 0 r1d+ ! same
  g5re ( books z ,nola1 : *ills ,nola to
  ! b"o4 ,%e 0 address$ z ,doctor ,zeit
  by a male help at ! ,r1d+ ,room4
_4 ,! ei<? app>i;n ( ! ,r1p] is n     #f
  d"o directly b 9directly4 ,9/1d (
  meet+ ,nola ? "t1 ! ,angel ( ,d1?1 9 !
  guise ( a doctor1 does a m$ical *eckup
  ( h] husb& ,d5is at 8 firm & gives
  ,d5is a cl1n h1l? *it & a message =
  ,nola4 ,! sev5? & ei<? app>i;ns
  specifically 9dicate to ,nola t !
  app>i;ns 7 sup]natural 2c ! doctor
  *eck$ up ,d5is at ! same "t ! female
  ,doctor ,zeit 0 haunt+ ,nola4 ,"! is a
  cle> pot5t 9dica;n "h ( meticul\s
  =ebod+ by ! ,r1p]4 ,! ,r1p] 9dicates
  to ,nola via ! doctor's message t h]
  husb& ,d5is wd live1 b ! ,angel ( ,d1?
  wd soon visit h]6
_4 ,! n9? & la/ app>i;n is 9 ,nola's
  g>d54 ,%e sees a "y lad or g>d5] ) a
  scy! 9 8 h& b ) ! same haunt+ face :
  dcls t at t v mo;t ,nola wd die1 b he1
  ! ,grim ,r1p]1 wd 2 di7+ 9 h] g>d5 l;g
  af %e is d1d & g"o4 ,x 9dicates ! d1?
  bl[ he gave h] ) 8 my/ical scy!1 : 0 n
  visible or tangible to ,d5is 2c ,nola
  _h no m>k on h] body4 ,! r1d] is left
  to presume t ,nola's d1? wd 2       #g
  deem$ a d1? by a he>t attack4 ,only
  ,johnnie ma9ta9s t x 0 ! g>d5] :o
  kill$ 8 "m1 ! five-ye>-old ,johnnie 2+
  ! only wit;s to ! horrible crime4

  ,all ^! app>i;ns add susp5se to !
text1 mak+ u wond] ab ! r1l id5t;y ( !
p]son ) ,8! old face,04 ,"! >e _m ele;ts
( writ+ /yle & peculi>ities t >e
meticul\sly not$ d[n by detective fic;n
writ] ,antonia ,fras] : >e v rev1l+ ab
h] /r;ghold on ! ma9 plot & ! ti<t grip
t %e holds on ! 2havior & ac;ns ( all !
"*s 9 ! /ory4 ,! descrip;ns >e crisp &
relevant1 5hanc+ ! ma9 plot ( ! /ory3 !
haunt+ & ! app>i;ns4
  ,antonia ,fras] delicately m5;ns t
,nola at "ts compla9$ ab ! fuss ,d5is
made ov] h] & t he seem$ n to take h]
s]i\sly 5\<1 ! way "o wd n take a * or
play?+ or a pet s]i\sly 5\<4 ,yet we
note t he teleph"os ,nola on ! "d ( h]
d1? to see :e!r %e 0 do+ well af h] %ock
at ! ,r1d+ ,room ( ! ,briti% ,museum4
,we notice ,nola's hurt :5 ,d5is      #h
4reg>ds ! fact t %e _h a writ]'s job1 !
,r1d+ ,room 0 h] (fice1 & t ,johnnie "\
to "k & respect ! place ": 8 "m "w$4 ,we
see 9 ^! "pial m5;n+ n m]ely plot addons
b ! *ange t mid-tw5tie?-c5tury ,briti%
life 0 "ugo+ ) ! urban wom5 2com+
9dep5d5t & economically self-su6ici5t4
  ,antonio ,fras] m5;ns ! ,r1d+ ,room (
! ,briti% ,museum z a getaway = ,nola4
,%e calls x ,nola's ,8,secret ,g>d5'1
9dicat+ ! ,briti% noveli/ ,fr.es
,hodgson ,burnett's "egre5 classic novel
.7,! ,secret ,g>d54.' ,:5 "o r1ds (
,d5is wond]+ ab ,nola's ill;s & !
app>i;n ( ! female ,doctor ,zeit1 we
wond] if ,nola 0 su6]+ f halluc9a;ns or
a que] =m ( visual halluc9a;n & :e!r
,doctor ,zeit 0 h] ,au/rian psy*iatri/
,au/ria 2+ ! bir?place ( all ! ?ree
major s*ools ( psy*o!rapy4 ,all ^!
deflect+ tricks 3t9ue till ! 5d1 ":
,nola is f9ally claim$ by d1? 9 a way
only visible to ,johnnie4 ,! haunt+ is
f9ally complete1 & ,nola w n"e write !
book on ! ,puritan family life4       #i
,antonia ,fras] 5ds ! /ory ) a "pial
puzzle ab ! actual id5t;y ( ! kill] if
"o does n d$uce ! signs4
  ,i 5joy$ r1d+ & analyz+ ! %ort /ory
titl$ ,8,doctor ,zeit,0 p5n$ by ,briti%
writ] ,antonia ,fras]4 ,i hope to r1d &
review m horror & t]ror %ort /ories &
o!r fic;n 9 ! com+ "ds4 ,if y >e 9t]e/$
9 r1d+ my reviews ( ,m4,r4 ,james's %ort
/ories1 "kn z ! ,briti% g5tleman ( lrs
or academic <o/writ]1 y c *eck !m \
"h"h4 ,if y >e 9t]e/$ 9 r1d+ "s classic
<o/ /ories1 y c *eck \ my abridg;t ( !
two horror classics1 "nly
.1,c>milla,c>milla,c>milla by ,joseph
,%]idan ,le ,fanu &    by ,wa%+ton
,irv+4 ,i hope to r1d & review m %ort
/ories & l;g] fic;n by ,briti% writ]s
soon4
  ^c#bjbb ,fiza ,pa?an




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