20 days ago by dfordoom

I’ve now finished the Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The 20th Century. Overall a pretty good collection. I was particularly impressed by Lady Eleanor Smith’s Whittington’s Cat (she’s probably the most underrated of all 20th century writers of weird fiction). Richmal Compton’s Rosalind was also extrem ...

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33 days ago by Laurel Ann

The visions of romance were over. Catherine was completely awakened. Henry’s address, short as it had been, had more thoroughly opened her eyes to the extravagance of her late fancies than all their several disappointments had done. Most grievously was she humbled. Most bitterly did she cry. It was ...

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56 days ago by Laurel Ann

Austen-esque author Amanda Grange kicks off our guests bloggers during ‘Go Gothic with Northanger Abbey’ event as she joins us today to chat about a very important topic; possibly the most important topic to many - Henry Tilney - who is the protagonist of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey and the hero ...

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61 days ago by Laurel Ann

“but are they all horrid, are you sure they are all horrid?” Welcome, and get ready to Go Gothic with Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey. Please join us as we investigate the humour, romance, and spooky undertones in Jane Austen’s novel Northanger Abbey, a parody on the Gothic fiction that was so popula ...

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73 days ago by dfordoom

I’m always on the lookout for 19th century horror or gothic writers I haven’t read before. My latest discovery is Lucy Clifford. So far I’ve only found one story by her, a kind of twisted fairy tale called The New Mother, originally published in 1882. It’s about children tempted to misbehave by the ...

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77 days ago by bookroomreviews

YA MONDAY Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: July 2008 Age Range: Young Adult 336pp www.candlewick.com WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT Are you predator or prey? CLASSIFIED ADS: RESTAURANTS SANGUINI’S: A VERY RARE RESTAURANT IS HIRING A CHEF DE CUISINE. DINNERS ONLY. APPLY IN PERSON BETWEEN 2:00 AND 4:00 ...

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95 days ago by Literate Housewife

Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Robert Maturin Earlier this year Devourer of Books posted about the Penguin Books giveaway and I quickly joined for my chance to get a free book. When I found out that the Penguin Classic book assigned to me was Melmoth the Wanderer, I had flashbacks to Junior Year Ho ...

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95 days ago by admin

Starting sometime in the late 1960’s, a pop culture phenomenon could be seen floating around in the greater American (and sometimes European) consciousness. I’m not sure if it started with Dark Shadows, but definitely had its roots in the Gothic-fiction revival that cranked up briefly. What I’m talk ...

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106 days ago by msweatherwax

Look at this! Invisibility Cloak now possible So, after the Invisibility Cloak has hit the market, they are going to invent flying broomsticks and England will be hosting the very first Quidditch world cup. YAY. I love Quidditch. On the other hand, it is kind of sad that science can accomplish thing ...

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116 days ago by Bookworm

The Sweet Far Thing (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy) ( Hardcover) By Libba Bray Buy new: $12.23 61 used and new from $8.87 Customer Rating: First tagged "book" by Elizabeth Randall Customer tags: victorian(75), libba bray(73), fantasy(58), magic(50), romance(41), young adult(41), young adult fiction(41), u ...

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