{"product_id":"gothic-tales-elizabeth-gaskell-paperback","title":"Gothic Tales -- Elizabeth Gaskell, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eChilling tales that blend the real and the supernatural to eerie, compelling effect\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elizabeth Gaskell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\/1\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0\" H x 0\" L x 0\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780140437416\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50564452122928,"sku":"9780140437416","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780140437416_93d46105-2623-471c-94e8-affcd2b53cf1.jpg?v=1774673709","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/gothic-tales-elizabeth-gaskell-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}