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A Study Guide for Elizabeth Bowen's "Demon Lover," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
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A Study Guide for Elizabeth Bowen's "Demon Lover" - Gale
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The Demon Lover
Elizabeth Bowen
1945
Introduction
The Demon Lover and Other Stories by Elizabeth Bowen was first published in Britain in 1945. In 1946, the collection was published in the United States under the title Ivy Gripped the Steps and Other Stories. Without exception, reviewers greeted it enthusiastically, praising it for what was described in the New Yorker as a completely successful explanation of what war did to the mind and spirit of the English people.
Today, The Demon Lover
is probably the most anthologized of Bowen’s short stories, and critics claim that it reflects some of Bowen’s greatest strengths as a
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