Gothic Tales
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(1 ratings)2008Penguin Group UKISBN 9780141904948
English Horror talesFiction, horrorFiction, short stories (single author)Short story collectionsEnglishIrishScottish fiction & literature classicsScottish& welsh fictionLiterary styles & movements - fictionGothic revival (Literature)
About this book
Elizabeth Gaskell's chilling Gothic tales blend the real and the supernatural to eerie, compelling effect. 'Disappearances', inspired by local legends of mysterious vanishings, mixes gossip and fact; 'Lois the Witch', a novella based on an account of the Salem witch hunts, shows how sexual desire and jealousy lead to hysteria; while in 'The Old Nurse's Story' a mysterious child roams the freezing Northumberland moors. Whether darkly surreal, such as 'The Poor Clare', where an evil doppelganger is formed by a woman's bitter curse, or mischievous like 'Curious, if True', a playful reworking of fairy tales, all the stories in this volume form a stark contrast to the social realism of Gaskell's novels, revealing a darker and more unsettling style of writing.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Penguin Group UK
- Published
- 2008
- ISBN
- 9780141904948
About Unknown Author
A British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and as such are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. ([Source][1]) [1]: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Elizabeth_Gaskell
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