Friday, January 16, 2009

Gothic Fiction

Secrets, gloomy houses, manipulation of the innocent, madness and possible ghosts – what’s not to love about a gothic novel? If you’re in the mood for a dark and menacing adventure, try one of these ominous titles:

The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley


The Glass of Time by Michael Cox

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox

The Observations by Jane Harris


Possession by A.S. Byatt

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James




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