Godwin's mind and temper; the plan of _Caleb Williams_ asdescribed 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; thecharacter of Bethlem Gabor; Godwin's treatment of the Rosicrucianlegend; 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 ofterror; _Zastrozzi_; its lack of originality; _St. Irvyne_;traces of Shelley's early reading in his poems. Pp. 100-127.