Twelve Gothic Tales,9780192880949

Twelve Gothic Tales

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ISBN13: 9780192880949
ISBN10: 0192880942
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-02-04
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary

In this anthology we see a dozen fine examples of Gothic literature, spanning over one hundred and fifty years--from Mary Shelley and Charles Maturin's classic fiction up to an unexpected master of the macabre, Gerald Durrell. All of the tales feature sinister settings such as castles and ancient houses, along with protagonists who are haunted by the tyranny of the past and physically or else spiritually incarcerated by their circumstances. Designed to provide an overview of the genre, and offering a balance of classic and more unusual stories, this is a book that will appeal to both the newcomer and dedicated collector of Gothic fiction.

Author Biography


Richard Dalby has edited many bestselling anthologies including The Virago Book of Ghost Stories (in 3 vols.) and has edited collections of ghost stories by H. Russell Wakefield, E. F. Benson, and many other writers in the ghostly and Gothic genres.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii
CHARLES R. MATURIN (1782-1824)
1 Leixlip Castle (1825)
1(13)
MARY SHELLEY (1797-1851)
2 The Dream (1831)
14(14)
EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809-49)
3 Metzengerstein (1832)
28(9)
SABINE BARING-GOULD (1834-1924)
4 Master Sacristan Eberhart (1858)
37(9)
J. SHERIDAN LE FANU (1814-73)
5 Dickon the Devil (1872)
46(10)
BRAM STOKER (1847-1912)
6 The Secret of the Growing Gold (1892)
56(13)
RALPH ADAMS CRAM (1863-1942)
7 In Kropfsberg Keep (1895)
69(10)
F. MARION CRAWFORD (1854-1909)
8 The Dead Smile (1899)
79(21)
STEPHEN HALL
9 By One, By Two, and By Three (1913)
100(33)
L.A.G. STRONG (1896-1958)
10 The Buckross Ring (1925)
133(22)
BASIL COPPER (b. 1924)
11 The Knocker at the Portico (1971)
155(13)
GERALD DURRELL (1925-94)
12 The Entrance (1979)
168(49)
Biographical Notes 217(4)
Acknowledgements 221

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