{"product_id":"gothic-tales-revised","title":"Gothic Tales (Revised)","description":"\u003cb\u003eChilling tales that blend the real and the supernatural to eerie, compelling effect\u003c\/b\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.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49012069138682,"sku":"9780140437416","price":18.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/3101\/1322\/files\/imageloader_fd16fa9c-466a-42ac-a272-dc3035c2cad1.jpg?v=1781547244","url":"https:\/\/serafinibooks.com\/products\/gothic-tales-revised","provider":"Serafini Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}