Gothic Masterpieces

An anthropologist conducts an unusual research project in a reputedly haunted house. ...

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Originally published in 1934, Seven Gothic Tales, the first book by "one of the finest and most singular artists of our time" (The Atlantic), is a modern classic. Here are seven exquisite tales combining the keen psychological insight characteristic of the modern short story with the haunting mystery of the nineteenth-century Gothic tale, in the tradition of writers such as Goethe, Hoffmann, and Poe. ...

An orphan girl who accepts employment as a governess finds herself involved in a family secret and in love with her employer. ...