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The Hour and the Ghost

Christina Rossetti

First published 1862
Type Poem

A widow is re-marrying, but is haunted by the ghost of her previous husband. This can be easily interpreted as being haunted by his memory, but formally the poem structures him as a ghost, hence this qualifies as genre.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1862 Cover Goblin Market and Other Poems Macmillan and Co. Collection 66
1865 Cover Goblin Market and Other Poems Macmillan and Co. Collection 66