{"product_id":"gothic-tales-penguin-classics","title":"Gothic Tales (Penguin Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eChilling tales that blend the real and the supernatural to eerie, compelling effect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictorian author Elizabeth Gaskell combines historical incidents and otherworldly tales in this collection of classic Gothic stories. \"Disappearances,\" inspired by local legends of mysterious vanishings, mixes gossip and fact; while \"Lois the Witch,\" a novella based on an account of the Salem witch hunts, shows how sexual desire and jealousy lead to hysteria. In \"The Old Nurse's Story,\" a mysterious child roams the freezing Northumberland moors; in \"The Poor Clare,\" an evil doppelgänger is formed by a woman's bitter curse; and \"Curious, if True,\" features a playful reworking of fairy tales. Whether darkly surreal or micheievous, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura Kranzler's introduction discusses how Gaskell's tales, with their ghostly doublings and transgressive passions, show the Gothic underside of female identity, domestic relations and male authority. This edition also contains a chronology, further reading and explanatory notes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65160635646301,"sku":"9780140437416","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/5445\/3853\/files\/IMG_6149.jpg?v=1783282668","url":"https:\/\/www.ghostandquill.co.uk\/products\/gothic-tales-penguin-classics","provider":"Ghost \u0026 Quill Limited","version":"1.0","type":"link"}