Project Gutenberg 2022-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 396 Webber, Charles W. (Charles Wilkins) 1819 1856 Webber, Charles Wilkins Webber, C. W. (Charles Wilkins) 08036745 Spiritual vampirism: The history of Etherial Softdown, and her friends of the "New Light" $aUnited States :$bLippincott, Granbo & Co.,$c1853. Tim Lindell, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Spiritual Vampirism: The History of Etherial Softdown, and Her Friends of the New Light" by C. W. Webber is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative appears to explore themes related to spiritualism, the metaphysical, and the concept of vampirism as an allegory for emotional and spiritual exploitation, with a particular focus on the character Etherial Softdown. The book delves into the impact of these themes within the socio-cultural context of the time, possibly interconnecting the personal and the broader societal implications of such "vampirism." At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Etherial Softdown, who is depicted as a neglected and distorted child living in a bleak and uninviting landscape of Vermont. The opening illustrates her deformed and animalistic characteristics, hinting at her later development into a figure capable of spiritual manipulation. As she matures, Etherial marries a Quaker, which results in her rapid physical and spiritual transformation, awakening within her a newfound ability to absorb the life force of others, leading her to conclude that she could grow stronger at the expense of those around her. The narrative sets the stage for a dramatic exploration of her journey, shaped by her egocentric desires and interactions with various other "New-Light" characters, laying the groundwork for a tale that intertwines personal ambition with darker metaphysical forces. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/yiegerscabinetsp00webb/page/n5 20190305041740webber 1853 US Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Spiritualism -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 564987 2025-09-27T10:12:33.032714 text/html 543621 2024-10-19T01:30:26 text/html 629406 2025-09-27T10:12:40.954696 application/epub+zip 626244 2025-09-27T10:12:34.481689 application/epub+zip 456429 2025-09-27T10:12:33.706687 application/epub+zip 1422882 2025-09-27T10:12:45.912660 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1383768 2025-09-27T10:12:40.211690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523587 2025-09-27T10:12:32.301703 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 503333 2024-10-19T01:30:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15957 2025-09-27T10:12:46.054632 application/rdf+xml 14198 2025-09-27T10:12:33.897676 image/jpeg 2214 2025-09-27T10:12:33.802678 image/jpeg 526924 2025-09-27T10:12:33.082679 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia