Gothic Tales

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Author: Elizabeth GaskellTitle: Gothic TalesBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 416Release Date: 2001-02-01Details: 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 doppelg"anger 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.EAN: 9780140437416Package Dimensions: Height: 0.77 Inches, Length: 7.78 Inches, Weight: 0.63272669194 Pounds, Width: 5.06 Inches Show more