Late Victorian Gothic Tales (Paperback)
Luckhurst, Roger (Author)
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This anthology collects together some of the most famous examples of the Gothic tale in the 1890s, with stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, Vernon Lee, Henry James and Arthur Machen, as well as some lesser known yet superbly chilling tales from the era. The introduction explores the many reasons for the Gothic revival, and how it spoke to the anxieties of the moment.
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The characters in Roger Luckhurst's excellent selection are variously assailed by mummies, bewitched by revived pagan goddesses, and doomed to inexorable decline by the misdeeds of their ancestors.Times L...
ISBN (SKU)
9780199538874
Pages
282
Weight
237g
Dimensions
197x129x15
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Published
26, February, 2009
Genres
Biography
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