Leah Brown
Ms. Meacham
British Literature
May 1, 2008
The Demon Lover
In 1946, the short story “The Demon Lover”, by Elizabeth Bowen, was published and brought into consideration by numerous readers who were interested into what was done to the mind and spirit of the English people after the war. Bowen makes use of suspense as the main characteristic in the story. Suspense in used in various conducts all through “The Demon Lover”. The story first takes place in London where a woman, Mrs. Drover, had come to visit her shut-up house that had been damaged during the war to gather few materials she had left behind. Mrs. Drover had felt a strange sense and suspense tends to build up as she finds a letter in her vacant house from her fiancé whom was reported missing 25 years ago during the war saying that he would be meeting her “at the hour arranged”. Mrs. Drover was frightened at the fact that the letter had today’s date clearly written on it. She thought......

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Title: The Demon Lover
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