: Set against the backdrop of Victorian spiritualism, this "philosophical ghost story" follows a group of mediums attempting to contact the deceased, specifically the poet Arthur Hallam, the subject of Tennyson’s In Memoriam .
The collection is composed of two distinct stories that are peripherally connected: Angels and Insects
The title most commonly refers to a celebrated collection of two novellas by British author A.S. Byatt , published in 1992. The book explores the friction between Victorian science, specifically Darwinism, and spiritual faith through the lens of human relationships. The Novellas : Set against the backdrop of Victorian spiritualism,