The Uninhabited House

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Charlotte Riddell, a popular, prolific and influential writer of the Victorian era, was born and raised in Co. Antrim in the north of Ireland. She was the daughter of the High Sheriff of Antrim and, in 1855, a few years after his death, she moved to London with her mother, an Englishwoman. Within the year, her mother, too, had died. In 1857, she married a Staffordshire engineer, Joseph Hadley Riddell, and they took up residence in London. Charlotte wrote more than fifty novels and short story collections in her career, and published under her married name, 'Mrs J.H. Riddell'. In spite of her husband's poor business acumen and the consequent financial troubles it brought, they enjoyed a happy marriage until his death in 1881. There were no children from the marriage. After his death, and without any legal obligation, Charlotte determined to pay off his debts, hence ensuring, as income from her books inevitably declined through time, an impecunious existence throughout her later years. Her last years were spent in secluded, genteel poverty, and, shrouded in physical pain, loneliness and depression, she died from cancer in 1906. The Uninhabited House, published in Routledge's Christmas Annual for 1875, is a real page-turner that weaves a supernatural-mystery tale around the Victorian fascinations of commerce, inheritance, legal intrigue and romance. It is told with a wry, gentle wit and its central character-the manipulative Miss Blake-is a masterpiece of comic invention and observation.

Charlotte Riddell's The Uninhabited House (1875) tells the story of River Hall and the secrets that are hidden behind its doors. Within this haunted house, Riddell combines the supernatural with Victorian anxieties over stolen inheritance, crime, greed, and class mobility. This new Broadview Edition includes a detailed biography of Charlotte Riddell and illustrations from the original appearance of the novella in Routledge's Magazine; it also includes Riddell's ghost story "The Open Door" (1882), which serves as a useful companion text for The Uninhabited House. The contextual material in the edition highlights Victorian cultural, historical, and literary influences on Riddell's text, including women's contributions to the ghost story, print culture, and the development of supernatural fiction; the link between ghost stories and the holidays; and the haunted house, ghost hunting, and popular beliefs about ghosts in the Victorian era.

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Get ready for a haunting tale of Victorian secrets and supernatural forces in Charlotte Riddell's 'The Uninhabited House'. The story follows the mysterious history of River Hall, a property haunted by the ghost of its previous owner. With Victorian anxieties over inheritance, crime, and class mobility, Riddell weaves a tale of greed and secrets that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. As tenants come and go, one man takes it upon himself to stay and uncover the truth about the cursed property. With elements of a murder mystery and a ghost story, 'The Uninhabited House' is a thrilling read that will leave readers questioning the true price of wealth and happiness.

The Uninhabited House by J. H. Mrs. Riddell is a rare manuscript, the original residing in some of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, typed out and formatted to perfection, allowing new generations to enjoy the work. Publishers of the Valley's mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life.