Late Victorian Gothic Tales
Author | : Roger Luckhurst |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 327 |
Release | : 2009-02-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199538874 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199538875 |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Download or read book Late Victorian Gothic Tales written by Roger Luckhurst and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-02-26 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.