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Romantic and Victorian Gothic Literature

Gothic is a term that has been usurped by our modern world. Goths dress in black, wear a lot of makeup, and listen to Bauhaus. Gothic began as a term to describe architecture. It was a building style popular in the high medieval period. We all know it well. Towering spires that climb to the heavens. Massive, ornate doors. Flying buttresses. In the 1800s, this guy named Lord Byron wrote a few poems. People like Ann Radcliffe, Clara Reeve, Friedrich Schiller, and Mathew Gregory Lewis wrote a few novels. A new literary tradition was born. I make jest of course, as these authors and many others forged a bold new form of literature. They delved into the darkness of the human soul. They explored the sinister, hidden regions of humanity. They exposed those elements of ourselves we begged to remain hidden.
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
Bram Stoker
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The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
Wilkie Collins
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Uncle Silas (Sheridan Le Fanu)
Uncle Silas
Sheridan Le Fanu
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Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Vampyre
The Vampyre
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The Devil'S Elixirs
The Devil'S Elixirs
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In a Glass Darkly
In a Glass Darkly
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The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
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The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James
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Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce (Ambrose Bierce)
Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce
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Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen
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Armadale
Armadale
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The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
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The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
Edgar Allan Poe
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The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado
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Zastrossi (Percy Shelley)
Zastrossi
Percy Shelley
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The Last Man (Mary Shelley)
The Last Man
Mary Shelley
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Glenarvon (Lady Caroline Lamb)
Glenarvon
Lady Caroline Lamb
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Melmoth (Maturin)
Melmoth
Maturin
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Varney the Vampire or the Feast of Blood (James Malcolm Riley)
Varney the Vampire or the Feast of Blood
James Malcolm Riley
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A Long Fatal Love Chase
A Long Fatal Love Chase
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Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
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Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
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Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
Charles Dickens
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Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
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Trilby (George Du Maurier)
Trilby
George Du Maurier
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The Short Stories of Arthur Machen (Arthur Machen)
The Short Stories of Arthur Machen
Arthur Machen
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The Lane That Had No Turning (Gilbert Parker)
The Lane That Had No Turning
Gilbert Parker
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The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
Gaston Leroux
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan Doyle
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At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
H.P. Lovecraft
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The Call of Cthulhu
The Call of Cthulhu
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Anne Brontë
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Villette (Charlotte Brontë)
Villette
Charlotte Brontë
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The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Radcliffe)
The Mysteries of Udolpho
Ann Radcliffe
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The Monk (Matthew Lewis)
The Monk
Matthew Lewis
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