Chapter 6

Godwin's mind and temper; the plan of _Caleb Williams_ as described by Godwin; his methods; the plot of _Caleb Williams_; its interest as a story; Godwin's limitations as a novelist; _St. Lean_; its origin and purpose; outline of the story; the character of Bethlem Gabor; Godwin's treatment of the Rosicrucian legend; a parody of _St. Lean_; the supernatural in _Cloudesley_ and in _Lives of the Necromancers_; Moore's _Epicurean_; Croly's _Salathiel_; Shelley's youthful enthusiasm for the tale of terror; _Zastrozzi_; its lack of originality; _St. Irvyne_; traces of Shelley's early reading in his poems. Pp. 100-127.