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By: Elizabeth Bowen

Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin, Ireland but

later moved to London. In England, she became

famous as a poet and short story writer

One of her most famous works is "The Demon Lover"

written in 1945

"The Demon Lover" is perhaps Bowen's most acclaimed short story. Set in London during World War II, it revolves around the haunting of a married middle-aged woman by the ghost of a sweetheart from her youth, a man presumed to have been killed in the First World War twenty-five years earlier.

In "The Demon Lover" the protagonist, Mrs. Drover, returns to her London home, which had been vacated during the bombing of the city by Germany. There Mrs. Drover discovers a letter, dated the present day, composed by a lover from the past who was presumed to have been killed in the previous world war. As a young woman, she had sworn to love him forever, but eventually married another man. The letter recalls a meeting that they had arranged long ago for this very evening. Overcome with dread at the thought of confronting her former lover (alive or otherwise), Mrs. Drover leaves the house to hail a taxi. As the cab pulls away with Mrs. Drover, the driver looks her in the eye, throwing Mrs. Drover into hysteria. Bowen does not reveal exactly what Mrs. Drover saw, but many readers are inclined to believe it was the vison of her dead lover.

Symbols

The

Letter

The Letter represents

Mrs. Drovers link to the

past and the guilt she

still carries.

The

War

The war won't let her forget

her past. When she tries to get

away from the memory of WWI,

WWII starts and the guilt overwhelms

her again.

The Demon Lover

By: Elizabeth Bowen

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