A wonderful narrative about the power art can have. It can be a little meandering in places but in the end all is revealed. It has ghosts but it's not Gothic, it's mostly humour. 6 stars out of 5.Īnother tale about the ways people badly influence others and never learn their lesson but I did not enjoy the humourous style. I loved this, as well as the ending that intimates it will not be taken to heart. 4 stars.Īn engaging and convincing rhetoric against the dangers of obsession with personal gain, told as a story. Also I not sure if the ending was meant to be a little unclear. The story within a story within a story technique is a little confusing at times. I liked the visions he saw and sadness of the ending. Interesting, enjoyed references to arcane teachings. A real stand out! I adored every second of this and was sad when it ended! 6 stars out of 5! 3 stars.Ī wonderfully imagined science fiction story! What is now regarded as Victorian Era Steampunk. 5 stars.Ī faily typical moral tale with devils. The threefold tale is always pleasurable for me and the story was poignant and touching. 5 stars.Ī great example of well-written orientalism. It would have been 5 if not for the ending.Ī very original little tale, very enjoyable. Alas for the frustrating 'it was all a dream' ending! 4 stars. It would have ben 5 if not for the 'it never happened' ending.Ī delightfully spooky story.
I did think the superatural bit in the graveyard both spooky and then humourous, which amused me no end. Rather of a cautionary tale, as several in this collection have turned out to be.
Perhaps I was swayed by the racism and the crude depiction of witches. This one I didn't really enjoy, not much happened. 5 stars.Ī classic Russian tale of silly youth, intelligent girl and dark magic. I liked all the contained stories as well as the main one. This was quite a long short story, containing many stories within a story, and quite enjoyable. This story is both spooky and a little whimsical. The illustrations in this story were really lovely and really added to the pleasure and enchantment! I want to review these stories separately, as they differ a lot in quality and topic between authors. These stories show the talent and style present in Russian writing during the 19th Century, and are more than worth a read! I would recommend this book to everyone! The illustrations in this story were really lovely and really added to the pleasure and enchantment! MAY CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS: TH When we think of the Gothic Genre we are likely to think of writers like Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe. These stories show the talent and style present in Russian writing during the 19th Century, and are more than worth a read! I would recommend this book to everyone! I want to review these stories separately, as they differ a lot in quality and topic between authors. (Theodore Von Holst, " Frankenstein observing the first stirrings of his creature " from "Frankenstein", 1831.When we think of the Gothic Genre we are likely to think of writers like Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe. This began the genre that includes authors like Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Matthew Lewis, Ann Radcliffe, and countless others. The first Gothic Novel-according to most scholars-is Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, written in 1764. The genre has led to the rise of pulp magazines in the early twentieth century, the modern horror genre, and most famously, the Southern Gothic-fiction that contains elements of the gothic, taking place in the American South. Common themes and motifs of the Gothic include power, confinement, and isolation.
This genre is dark, eerie, and mysterious, often containing elements of terror, horror, and the macabre and the bizarre. Usually the setting consists of a castle or manor in an isolated location, away from any city or civilization. The Gothic Novel is thought to have emerged in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, inspired by the architectural style of the same name. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility.
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