Although Susan Hill wrote The Woman in Black in 1983, the novella is set in the Edwardian era. This context makes the revenge story of Jennet Humfrye more convincing. In Edwardian society ...

Three main themes include: Although written in 1983, The Woman in Black is a traditional gothic ghost story set during the Edwardian era. Susan Hill draws on many conventions of the ghost story ...

The Edwardian era corresponds with the reign of King Edward VII in Great Britain, whose short-lived governance (1901-1910) came after Victoria's long reign and preceded the modern House of Windsor ...

The Edwardian era corresponds with the reign of King Edward VII in Great Britain, whose short-lived governance (1901-1910) came after Victoria's long reign and preceded the modern House of Windsor ...