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Gothic Tales
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Gothic Tales
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Elizabeth Gaskell
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Edited by Laura Kranzler
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Introduction by Laura Kranzler
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Notes by Laura Kranzler
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:416 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
Short stories |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780140437416
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.8 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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| Publication Date |
14 August 2000 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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 Biography
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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