The Haunted House

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"The Haunted House" is one of the interconnected tales in Washington Irving’s 1822 collection *Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists*, blending light Gothic elements with his characteristic humor and social observation.

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The Haunted House canonical 2
“The Haunted House” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic tale
short story
author Washington Irving
collection Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists
countryOfOrigin United States
firstPublishedIn Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists
genre Gothic fiction
humorous fiction
short story
hasCharacter Geoffrey Crayon
Squire Bracebridge
hasForm interconnected tale
hasInfluence development of American short story
popularization of light Gothic in American literature
hasStyle humor
light Gothic elements
social observation
hasTheme country-house life
perception versus reality
social satire
superstition
hasTone comic
lightly macabre
isContainedIn Volume I of Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists
literaryMovement American Romanticism
literaryPeriod 19th century literature
narrativeForm prose
narrator Geoffrey Crayon
originalLanguage English
partOf Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists
partOfSeries Bracebridge Hall stories
publicationYear 1822
publisher C. S. Van Winkle
setting Bracebridge Hall
England

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Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists hasPart The Haunted House
Tales of St. Austin's hasPart “The Haunted House”
linked to: The Haunted House
The Haunted House title The Haunted House