The Tale of Terror: A Study of the Gothic Romance
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Note: Great introduction to the Gothic romance. However, if you are looking to read any of the books mentioned the author does give the endings away on some of them.
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Edith Birkhead
United States
Edith Birkhead was a lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol and a Noble Fellow at the University of Liverpool. She wrote a pioneering work on Gothic literature: The Tale of Terror...
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