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100 1 _aWebber, Charles W.
_q(Charles Wilkins),
_d1819-1856
245 1 0 _aSpiritual vampirism: The history of Etherial Softdown, and her friends of the "New Light"
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-10-21
508 _aTim Lindell, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Spiritual Vampirism: The History of Etherial Softdown, and Her Friends of the New Light" by C. W. Webber is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative appears to explore themes related to spiritualism, the metaphysical, and the concept of vampirism as an allegory for emotional and spiritual exploitation, with a particular focus on the character Etherial Softdown. The book delves into the impact of these themes within the socio-cultural context of the time, possibly interconnecting the personal and the broader societal implications of such "vampirism." At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Etherial Softdown, who is depicted as a neglected and distorted child living in a bleak and uninviting landscape of Vermont. The opening illustrates her deformed and animalistic characteristics, hinting at her later development into a figure capable of spiritual manipulation. As she matures, Etherial marries a Quaker, which results in her rapid physical and spiritual transformation, awakening within her a newfound ability to absorb the life force of others, leading her to conclude that she could grow stronger at the expense of those around her. The narrative sets the stage for a dramatic exploration of her journey, shaped by her egocentric desires and interactions with various other "New-Light" characters, laying the groundwork for a tale that intertwines personal ambition with darker metaphysical forces. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Lippincott, Granbo & Co., 1853
653 _aSpiritualism -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/yiegerscabinetsp00webb/page/n5
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69201
999 _c109997
_d109997