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RE: Creating a Best Gothic List

Sorry, I spaced on the 20th century requirement.

You're right about Jane Eyre. I checked a preface to Phantom and it says the book was written in 1911. So it still qualifies for the list. Yay!

10-21-2007 04:18 PM
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Desdemona Wrote:
Sorry, I spaced on the 20th century requirement.  

You're right about Jane Eyre.  I checked a preface to Phantom and it says the book was written in 1911.  So it still qualifies for the list.  Yay!


Good. We'll move "Phantom" up to #33. Should we start a Classics list?

10-21-2007 06:23 PM
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Was Jane Eyre a Gothic book? I read it before, but I didn't realize it was gothic.

10-22-2007 05:28 PM
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Jane Eyre is the classic example of what most modern Gothic authors aim for.

10-22-2007 11:08 PM
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#34: "The Secret of Canfield House" by Florence Hurd.

11-19-2007 09:03 PM
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Desdemona Wrote:
Two classics

33. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

34. Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux


I'm no longer sure Phantom belongs under the category of Gothic Romance. I think it may be a Horror Gothic. Please see my post under Gothic Book Reviews for more.

12-22-2007 11:40 PM
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Desdemona Wrote:

Desdemona Wrote:
Two classics

33.  Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

34.  Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux


I'm no longer sure Phantom belongs under the category of Gothic Romance.  I think it may be a Horror Gothic.  Please see my post under Gothic Book Reviews for more.


I believe another person had listed something more along the lines of Horror Gothic. Since there was no distinction between the subtypes of Gothic for this list, you may leave Phantom on there. I just hope people don't start putting things on that are completely outside of Gothic, such as straight horror novels.

12-23-2007 11:25 AM
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#35: The Gift Shop by Charlotte Armstrong. I've read others by Charlotte Armstrong and none seem strongly gothic, but I enjoyed the fast-paced suspense and humorous romance in "The Gift Shop."

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#36: Do Not Disturb by Helen McCloy. See my review.

02-08-2008 11:10 AM
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#37: The Town Cried Murder by Leslie Ford. Although written as a mystery, it has all the elements of a Gothic. I will write a review shortly.

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