... life. The Wharf tells of the woman's nervous breakdown into on herself and her family. The Old Nurse's Story is set in the 19th century, when tales of ghosts and haunting were popular amongst readers. The growth of the publishing industry led to a new literary phenomenon which came in the form of newly-founded magazines and annuals. Most of these ghost stories were serialised into magazines, and became widely circulate das readers devotedly followed series. The Wharf is set in the 20th century, when the concepts of ghosts and the supernatural were being further explored, but were now not as much of a novelty. The idea of mental breakdowns and the events surrounding them were being investigated. The Wharf incorporates a psychological theme into it, from which the main character draws her fears concerning death and the after-life. Victorian readers would have responded negatively to the Wharf. Rather than reading ...

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