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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
1
Mary Shelley
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
2
Oscar Wilde
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
3
Bram Stoker
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
4
Wilkie Collins
Uncle Silas (Sheridan Le Fanu)
Uncle Silas
5
Sheridan Le Fanu
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
6
Emily Bronte
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
7
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Vampyre (John William Polidori)
The Vampyre
8
John William Polidori
The Devil's Elixirs
The Devil's Elixirs
9
In a Glass Darkly (Sheridan Le Fanu)
In a Glass Darkly
10
Sheridan Le Fanu
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
11
Edgar Allan Poe
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
12
Henry James
Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce (Ambrose Bierce)
Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce
13
Ambrose Bierce
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
14
Jane Austen
Armadale
Armadale
15
The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
16
Edgar Allan Poe
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
17
Edgar Allan Poe
The Cask of Amontillado (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Cask of Amontillado
18
Edgar Allan Poe
Zastrossi (Percy Shelley)
Zastrossi
19
Percy Shelley
The Last Man (Mary Shelley)
The Last Man
20
Mary Shelley
Glenarvon (Lady Caroline Lamb)
Glenarvon
21
Lady Caroline Lamb
Melmoth (Maturin)
Melmoth
22
Maturin
Varney the Vampire or the Feast of Blood (James Malcolm Riley)
Varney the Vampire or the Feast of Blood
23
James Malcolm Riley
A Long Fatal Love Chase (Louisa May Alcott)
A Long Fatal Love Chase
24
Louisa May Alcott
Carmilla (J. Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
25
J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
26
Charles Dickens
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
27
Charles Dickens
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
28
Charles Dickens
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
29
Trilby (George Du Maurier)
Trilby
30
George Du Maurier
The Short Stories of Arthur Machen (Arthur Machen)
The Short Stories of Arthur Machen
31
Arthur Machen
The Lane That Had No Turning (Gilbert Parker)
The Lane That Had No Turning
32
Gilbert Parker
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
33
Gaston Leroux
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
34
Arthur Conan Doyle
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
35
H.P. Lovecraft
The Call of Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu
36
H.P. Lovecraft
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
37
Anne Brontë
Villette (Charlotte Brontë)
Villette
38
Charlotte Brontë
The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Radcliffe)
The Mysteries of Udolpho
39
Ann Radcliffe
The Monk (Matthew Lewis)
The Monk
40
Matthew Lewis
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