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They are interesting and paint a picture of Victorian society as somewhat death-obsessed, which considering the interest in gothic literature of the time fits well. I just finished the story the middle quote came from the preface to, The Mysterious Visitor, and it's my favourite so far. It was very well written and vivid. Despite the editor's warning beforehand, I didn't expect such descriptive violence and while that's definitely not the reason I liked the story so much I did appreciate that it built a more realistic picture of what horrifically happened in India to that group. I wonder what Victorians who read it at first publication thought.
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