Gothic Romantic category: 300 books

First published in 1983, this book examines a work whose intricacies have baffled and infuriated generations of readers and proposes a theory of Coleridge’s writing habits that "explain(s) his explanation". The author painstakingly analyses the Biographia’s organising structure distinguishing...

Situated at the intersection of literature and science, Holland's study draws upon a diverse corpus of literary and scientific texts which testify to a cultural fascination with procreation around 1800. Through readings which range from Goethe’s writing on metamorphosis to Novalis’s aphorisms...

This study examines the presentation of suicide within the genre of the eighteenth-century novel. Referencing several key writers of the period, McGuire demonstrates that their work inscribes a nationalist imperative to frame suicide as self-sacrifice.

An American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories. Green has been called "the mother of the detective novel." The Leavenworth Case (1878), praised by Wilkie Collins,...

This book examines the way in which France has failed to come to terms with the end of its empire, and is now haunted by the legacy of its colonial relationship with North Africa. It examines the form assumed by the ghosts of the past in fiction from a range of genres (travel writing, detective fiction,...

Includes an active table of contents so you can easily navigate to each book. Table of Contents Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road (1877) Fritz to the Front (1881) Buck Hawk, Detective (1888) Deadwood Dick's Doom (1900)

This book will take you on a journey into the trials and tribulations of a young woman who lost herself in a fog of darkness. A time when being alive was the bravest thing she could do.

This complete series follow the mysterious Dr. Nikola, an occultist anti-hero bent on obtaining forbidden knowledge to further his power and ambition. He was the world's first master villain, a Victorian forerunner of Dr Fu Manchu and the mad cat-stroking evil genius Blofeld in the James Bond...

An English novelist, in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers. Table of Contents The Great Impersonation (1920) The Zeppelin's Passenger (1918) Anna the Adventuress (1904) The Avenger (1908) The Cinema Murder (1917) Jacob's Ladder (1921) Berenice (1907) An...

First published in 1981, this study sees Wordsworth’s work as part of the continuous European struggle to come to terms with consciousness. The author pays particular attention to Wordsworth’s style and investigates the unstated and unconscious assumptions of that style. He discusses the conflicting...

An English author of detective fiction. Bailey wrote mainly short stories featuring a medically-qualified detective called Reggie Fortune. Although Mr Fortune is seen at his best in short stories, he also appears in several novels. Includes an active table of contents so you can easily navigate to...

Costello-Sullivan has compiled a student-friendly version of Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1872 vampire tale, "Carmilla." This critical edition includes an introduction by the editor, a timeline, a short biographical sketch of the author, a selected bibliography, and four original, scholar-authored essays...

Oppenheim is a best-selling author of novels, short stories who published over 150 books. He is considered one of the originators of the thriller genre, his novels also range from spy thrillers to romance, but all have an undertone of intrigue. Table of Contents The Vanished Messenger (1914) A...

Sara Lodge offers a lively introduction to the critical history of one of the most widely-studied nineteenth-century novels, from the first reviews through to present day responses. The Guide also includes sections devoted to feminist, Marxist and postcolonial criticism of Jane Eyre, as well as analysis of recent developments.