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The Tale of Terror: A Study of the Gothic Romance

by Edith Birkhead

A seminal essay on the development of horror as a genre, highly influential on later writers. The Tale of Terror is a brilliant guide book for the study of Gothic novels.

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1920

Authors

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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