Ferelith

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Ferelith is a gothic novel published in 1903 by Lord Kilmarnock, the courtesy title of British author and politician Victor Hay, 21st Earl of Erroll.

A new edition with an introduction by Mark Valentine was published in 2018.

Plot

The novel tells the story of a woman who gives birth to a child fathered by a phantom.

In popular culture

The novel is alluded to in The Rouse by author China Miéville.

Notes

↑ Lord Kilmarnock (2018) [1903]. Ferelith. Introduction by Mark Valentine. Marcellus, MI: Nodens Books. ISBN 978-1-987736-70-0.
↑ "The Rouse by China Miéville review – a mighty achievement from the 'new weird' author". The Guardian. Retrieved 2026-09-19.