{"product_id":"gothic-tales-by-elizabeth-gaskell","title":"Gothic Tales by Elizabeth Gaskell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizabeth Gaskell's chilling Gothic tales blend the real and the supernatural to eerie, compelling effect. 'Disappearances', inspired by local legends of mysterious vanishings, mixes gossip and fact; 'Lois the Witch', a novella based on an account of the Salem witch hunts, shows how sexual desire and jealousy lead to hysteria; while in 'The Old Nurse's Story' a mysterious child roams the freezing Northumberland moors. Whether darkly surreal, such as 'The Poor Clare', where an evil doppelgänger is formed by a woman's bitter curse, or mischievous like 'Curious, if True', a playful reworking of fairy tales, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdited by:Laura Kranzler\u003cbr\u003eFormat:Paperback \/ softback 416 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003eImprint:Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9780140437416\u003cbr\u003ePublished:14 Aug 2000\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Short stories\u003cbr\u003eWeight:296g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64963177382237,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9780140437416.jpg?v=1781257575","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/gothic-tales-by-elizabeth-gaskell","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}