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  • Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse
  • Paperback: 560 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press; 2 edition (May 7, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0199561532
  • ISBN-13: 978-0199561537
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 1.3 x 5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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4.0 out of 5 starsSome I've already read elsewhere, but the new ones to me were riveting! Great gothic collection!
By CoffeeGurl HALL OF FAME on April 1, 2006
Format: Paperback
I wanted to combine a good gothic book with the gothic romance I intended to read and had been on my TBR pile for a while and found this collection at a bookstore. The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales has a large collection stories by authors from times that vary from Georgian period to recent years. Some are dark and sinister, others have a mystery to discover while there are those that have only the gothic atmosphere down pat. There are quite a few popular authors here -- William Faulkner, Edgar Allan Poe, Angela Carter and Joyce Carol Oates, to name a few. There are also some stories written by "Anonymous." My favorite stories are "The Lady of the House of Love," by Angela Carter, Eden Glasgow's "Jordan's End," and Ray Russell's "Sardonicus." The stories are quite dark and are some of the best in the gothic genre. I've already read some of the stories from the authors I've enjoyed over the years (like Poe and Oates), but the ones I hadn't read made this a very enjoyable read for me. I cannot recommend this unique collection enough.
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5.0 out of 5 starsViews of the Dark Side
By Trilby Busch on March 20, 2003
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This is a wonderful anthology, giving a full historical spectrum of Gothic tales from silly early ones to chilling modern ones. I've used this as a textbook in two courses I teach in college, and students have been both amused (at blatantly Freudian overtones in 18th century stories) and horrified (especially at Pizarnek's account of Erzebet Bathory's perversions). My favorites are Carter's "Lady of the House of Love" and Cowles' "The Vampire of Kaldenstein," both of which combine eerieness with ironic humor.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWorthwhile Reading
By A Customer on December 27, 2003
Format: Hardcover
This is a very interesting collection of literature. It includes writing from the late 1700s extending to the present. What makes this collection so amazing is that it not only includes stories from Poe, Lovecraft, and Hawthorne, but it also has stories taken from periodicals and anthologies long out of print. You'd never find some of this writing anywhere else, and it is truly amazing.
All of the stories do have somewhat of a dark and twisted theme, but they are all very rich.
If seriously considering this book, I highly recommend purchasing it in a hardback edition. It will last you much longer, and you'll be glad for this after reading it.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA chilling collection of Gothic tales
By Z Hayes HALL OF FAMETOP 100 REVIEWER on October 12, 2012
Format: Hardcover
To get into the spirit of the season, I checked out several supernatural anthologies from my local library, including The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales (1992 edition). This book contains an interesting selection of Gothic tales, all of which are highly atmospheric and added to my knowledge of what defines a Gothic tale.

Here are the stories in this book:
Beginnings
Sir Bertrand: A Fragment (1773) - Anna Laetitia Aikin
The Poisoner of Montremos (1791) - Richard Cumberland
The Friar's Tale (1792) - Anonymous
Raymond: A Fragment (1799) - 'Juvenis'
The Parricide Punished (1799) - Anonymous
The Ruins of the Abbey of Fitz-Martin (1801) - Anonymous
The Vindictive Monk or The Fatal Ring (1802) - Isaac Crookenden

The Nineteenth Century
The Astrologer's Prediction or The Maniac's Fate (1826) - Anonymous
Andreas Vesalius The Anatomist (1833) - Petrus Borel
Lady Eltringham or The Castle of Ratcliffe Cross (1836) - J. Wadham
The Fall of The House of Usher (1839) - Edgar Allan Poe
A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family (1839) - Sheridan Le Fanu
Rappaccini's Daughter (1844) - Nathaniel Hawthorne
Selina Sedilia (1865) - Bret Harte
Jean-Ah Poquelin (1875) - George Washington Cable
Olalla (1885) - Robert Louis Stevenson
Barbara of the House of Grebe (1891) - Thomas Hardy
Bloody Blanche (1892) - Marcel Schwob
The Yellow Wall-Paper (1892)- Charlotte Perkins Stetson
The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1892) - Arthur Conan Doyle
Hurst of Hurstcote (1893) - E. Nesbit

The Twentieth Century
A Vine on a House (1905) - Ambrose Bierce
Jordan's End (1923) - Ellen Glasgow
The Outsider (1926) - H.P.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsDelicious Gothic
By B. Davis on October 3, 2009
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As a fan of gothic literature, I love this wonderful anthology. It begins with an introduction to classic gothic and its writers; and goes on to offer over 30 blood-chilling short stories by authors like Poe, Hardy, Hawthorne, Faulkner, and Borges. My favorite was A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner. It's exciting to have so much rich variety in one place. A bit eerie and unnerving, this volume is not for the faint-hearted. It's the perfect book to read on a stormy night! I highly recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSome Great Unfamiliar Gothic Tales
By Mary Ingram on January 8, 2010
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There are some great tales in this book.by such authors as-
poe,le fanu.hawthorne,g.w.cable,charlotte perkins stetson(weird psychological tale), nesbit,lovecraft,faulkner(this is not a gothic tale but pure faulknew; enjoyable),thomas hardy( Barbara of the house of grebe; loved this one), ellen glasgow (jordan's end; I do wish she had written more ghost tales) and many more fine
tales.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSuperb selection of stories
By Patrick Savard on September 2, 2010
Format: Paperback
Rating a collection of tales by various authors is somewhat complicated. Here, what is offered to the reader is a wonderful selection of stories from various centuries that were written in the Gothic tradition. Anyone who is interested in studying intertextuality or motifs in various pieces will cherish this volume, as well as people who simply appreciate this genre of literature.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Great book!

Published 2 months ago by Charity
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Have not read the whole book was recommend this book but I know from reading one story how much I'm going to like the rest !! Highly recommend !

Published 2 months ago by Alex1129
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excellent

Published 12 months ago by Lori Pollock
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Great representation of the genre.

Published 14 months ago by NastyBrutish&Short
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

It was a good book, it helped me to pass my university gothic studies.

Published 18 months ago by mayanman
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Great price as daughter used it for university reading

Published 18 months ago by Malakai
5.0 out of 5 starsGood book

Good binding. Ships quickly. Good selection of works. not too many gothic anthologies out there. Nothing else to add. Period.

Published on February 4, 2014 by Average Citizen
2.0 out of 5 starsYes, there are tales. . .

For the general reader who wants only a collection of tales, this is okay, but there are other collections that are as good or better and much cheaper. Read more

Published on August 4, 2013 by M. Walker
4.0 out of 5 starsFascinating collection of gothic horror

These stories are deliciously dark and very good. Gothic in the more traditional meaning- not the subculture , but the dark and romantic literary genre.

Published on July 27, 2013 by alexandra josephine
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book

Great book, enjoy reading it every time. Why do these reviews have to be so long? I think "great book" says it all

Published on February 16, 2013 by Sandy

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