Agency and the Supernatural in the Late Victorian Gothic Tales

This thesis will analyse the notion of agency and its relation to the supernatural elements in Gothic short stories “Dionea” (1890) by Vernon Lee and “Lot No. 249” (1892) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The aim of the thesis is to examine the agency of the characters and the way that the supernatural is used to portray it in these late Victorian gothic tales. The analysis shall be carried out through a close reading of the short stories, followed by their comparative analysis