If you're a true fan of horror fiction, don't miss scholar Edith Birkhead's classic survey of the origins of the genre, The Tale of Terror. Focusing on the early roots of horror in the Romantic and Victorian eras, this comprehensive study offers...
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If you're a true fan of horror fiction, don't miss scholar Edith Birkhead's classic survey of the origins of the genre, The Tale of Terror. Focusing on the early roots of horror in the Romantic and Victorian eras, this comprehensive study offers compelling insight and analysis of well-known tales and obscure gems alike
THE TALE OF TERROR; Contents; Preface; Overview of Chapters; Chapter I - Introductory; Chapter II - The Beginnings of Gothic Romance; Chapter III - "The Novel of Suspense." Mrs. Radcliffe; Chapter IV - The Novel of Terror. Lewis and Maturin; Chapter V - The Oriental Tale of Terror. Beckford; Chapter VI - Godwin and the Rosicrucian Novel; Chapter VII - Satires on the Novel of Terror; Chapter VIII - Scott and the Novel of Terror; Chapter IX - Later Developments of the Tale of Terror; Chapter X - Short Tales of Terror; Chapter XI - American Tales of Terror; Chapter XII - Conclusion; Endnotes;
