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Gothic Fiction and Gothic in Alias Grace Fiction
Encyclopedia of
Gothic Literature

Encyclopedia of
Gothic Literature
MARY ELLEN SNODGRASS

Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature
Copyright © 2005 by Mary Ellen Snodgrass
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Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature / by Mary Ellen Snodgrass.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8160-5528-9 (alk. paper)
1. Gothic revival (Literature)—Encyclopedias. I. Title: Encyclopedia of Gothic literature. II. Title.
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For my friend Diana Norman, who is ever an example to me of careful research and spirited writing h CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
A-to-Z Entries
Major Works of Gothic Literature
Major Authors of Gothic Literature and Their Works
A Time Line of Gothic Literature
Film Noir and Classic Gothic Works as Cinema
Bibliography of Primary Sources
Bibliography of Secondary Sources
Index

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Imagination is a capricious rover, fond of every object that carries it out of the track of daily



Bibliography: Argosy 43 (1887): 251–270. Worth, George J. William Harrison Ainsworth. New York: Twayne, 1972. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,’” Studies in the Novel 26, no. 3 (fall 1994): 254–267. Studies 3, no. 3 (2001): 262–378. 9,119 (May 17, 2003): 85. New York: Twayne, 1994. (spring 1999): 50. no. 3 (1981): 501–519. Zabus, Chantal. “Soifs,” World Literature Today 71, no. 4 (autumn 1997): 745–746. 30 (1981): 15–17.

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