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"A"-Rated Gothic Novels

These are the highest rated novels in Elsa J. Radcliffe's "Gothic Novels of the Twentieth Century: An Annotated Bibliography" (1979). " 'A' indicates superiority in the genre." In addition to their literary quality, they are also rated higher according to how "Gothic" they are.
Voices in an Empty House (#1), High Walk to Wandlemere (#35), and The Return of Jennifer (#39) she calls "not Gothic," but very good anyway.
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Voices in an Empty House (Joan Aiken)
Voices in an Empty House
1
Joan Aiken
By the North Door (Meg Elizabeth Atkins)
By the North Door
2
Meg Elizabeth Atkins
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
3
Peter S. Beagle
The Heir of Starvelings (Evelyn Berckman)
The Heir of Starvelings
4
Evelyn Berckman
The Ghost at Lost Lovers Lake (Joy Ann Blackwood)
The Ghost at Lost Lovers Lake
5
Joy Ann Blackwood
Moonraker's Bride (Madeleine Brent)
Moonraker's Bride
6
Madeleine Brent
Brimstone in the Garden (Elizabeth Cadell)
Brimstone in the Garden
7
Elizabeth Cadell
The Scarlet Boy (Arthur Calder-Marshall)
The Scarlet Boy
8
Arthur Calder-Marshall
Master of Greystone (Glenda Carrington)
Master of Greystone
9
Glenda Carrington
Fengriffen (David Case)
Fengriffen
10
David Case
The Governess (Elsie Cromwell)
The Governess
11
Elsie Cromwell
Ivorstone Manor (Elsie Cromwell)
Ivorstone Manor
12
Elsie Cromwell
Northwater (Cecily Crowe)
Northwater
13
Cecily Crowe
Nemesis Wife (Cicely Louise Evans)
Nemesis Wife
14
Cicely Louise Evans
Season of Evil (Jane Gordon)
Season of Evil
15
Jane Gordon
Nor Evil Dreams (Rosemary Harris)
Nor Evil Dreams
16
Rosemary Harris
Cashelmara (Susan Howatch)
Cashelmara
17
Susan Howatch
The Thing From the Lake (Eleanor M. Ingram)
The Thing From the Lake
18
Eleanor M. Ingram
The Pompeii Scroll (Jacqueline La Tourette)
The Pompeii Scroll
19
Jacqueline La Tourette
The Brackenroyd Inheritance (Erica Lindley)
The Brackenroyd Inheritance
20
Erica Lindley
The Secret Power: A Romance of the Time (Marie Corelli)
The Secret Power: A Romance of the Time
21
Marie Corelli
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
22
Richard Matheson
Ammie, Come Home (Barbara Michaels)
Ammie, Come Home
23
Barbara Michaels
The Crying Child (Barbara Michaels)
The Crying Child
24
Barbara Michaels
Greygallows (Barbara Michaels)
Greygallows
25
Barbara Michaels
House of Many Shadows (Barbara Michaels)
House of Many Shadows
26
Barbara Michaels
Sons of the Wolf (Barbara Michaels)
Sons of the Wolf
27
Barbara Michaels
Witch (Barbara Michaels)
Witch
28
Barbara Michaels
Nella Waits (Marlys Millhiser)
Nella Waits
29
Marlys Millhiser
The Cross of Frankenstein (Robert J. Myers)
The Cross of Frankenstein
30
Robert J. Myers
The Truth About Unicorns (Bonnie Jones Reynolds)
The Truth About Unicorns
31
Bonnie Jones Reynolds
Green Darkness (Anya Seton)
Green Darkness
32
Anya Seton
Wingarden (Elsie Lee)
Wingarden
33
Elsie Lee
The Brides of Devil's Leap (Sandra Shulman)
The Brides of Devil's Leap
34
Sandra Shulman
High Walk to Wandlemere (Patricia Sibley)
High Walk to Wandlemere
35
Patricia Sibley
A Dark and Splendid Passion (Lady Eleanor Smith)
A Dark and Splendid Passion
36
Lady Eleanor Smith
Christmas at Candleshoe (Michael Innes)
Christmas at Candleshoe
37
Michael Innes
Strangers on the Moor (Sylvia Thorpe)
Strangers on the Moor
38
Sylvia Thorpe
The Return of Jennifer (Helen Upshaw)
The Return of Jennifer
39
Helen Upshaw
The Serpent of Lilith (Margot Villiers)
The Serpent of Lilith
40
Margot Villiers
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