{"product_id":"gothic-tales","title":"Gothic Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChilling tales that blend the real and the supernatural to eerie, compelling effect\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVictorian author Elizabeth Gaskell combines historical incidents and otherworldly tales in this collection of classic Gothic stories. “Disappearances,” inspired by local legends of mysterious vanishings, mixes gossip and fact; while “Lois the Witch,” a novella based on an account of the Salem witch hunts, shows how sexual desire and jealousy lead to hysteria. In “The Old Nurse’s Story,” a mysterious child roams the freezing Northumberland moors; in “The Poor Clare,” an evil doppelgänger is formed by a woman’s bitter curse; and “Curious, if True,” features a playful reworking of fairy tales. Whether darkly surreal or micheievous, 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaura Kranzler’s introduction discusses how Gaskell’s tales, with their ghostly doublings and transgressive passions, show the Gothic underside of female identity, domestic relations and male authority. This edition also contains a chronology, further reading and explanatory notes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49449483993332,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/5870\/8557\/files\/FullSizeRender_81825c12-df6b-4e02-835b-9d54729ca366.jpg?v=1790010443","url":"https:\/\/metropolismercantile.store\/products\/gothic-tales","provider":"Metropolis Mercantile + Cafe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}