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Gothic Tales

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Gothic Tales

Contributors:

By (Author) Elizabeth Gaskell
Edited by Laura Kranzler
Introduction by Laura Kranzler
Notes by Laura Kranzler

ISBN:

9780140437416

Publisher:

Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:

Penguin Classics

Publication Date:

14th September 2000

UK Publication Date:

14th August 2000

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Short stories

Dewey:

823.8

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

416

Dimensions:

Width 128mm, Height 197mm, Spine 18mm

Weight:

288g

Description

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.

Author Bio

Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-65) wrote her first novel, MARY BARTON, in 1848 as a distraction from her sorrow at the death of her only son in infancy. It won the attention of Dickens and was followed by 5 other full-length novels as well as numerous short stories and novellas. Laura Kranzler has written on Mary Shelley and Virginia Woolf and has published a novel.

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