The Lifted Veil

The Lifted Veil

by George Eliot

Narrated by LibriVox Community

 — 1 hours, 58 minutes

The Lifted Veil

The Lifted Veil

by George Eliot

Narrated by LibriVox Community

 — 1 hours, 58 minutes

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Overview

The Lifted Veil is a novella by George Eliot, first published in 1859. Quite unlike the realistic fiction for which Eliot is best known, The Lifted Veil explores themes of extrasensory perception, the essence of physical life, possible life after death, and the power of fate. The novella is a significant part of the Victorian tradition of horror fiction. (Summary from Wikipedia)


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Time Out London

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The New Yorker

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—KQED (NPR San Francisco)

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The Wall Street Journal

Product Details

BN ID: 2940169303476
Publisher: LibriVox
Publication date: 08/25/2014
Sales rank: 754,036
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