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Nonfiction for the Gothic Reader
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I have to start this thread because I read so much nonfiction. Occasionally, I come across a book that a reader of Gothic novels may enjoy.

I have to recommend Faith and Treason: The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Antonia Fraser. This history book is about the Gunpowder Plot during the early years of James I's reign. The plot involved 13 Catholic men, mostly nobility, who planned to blow up Parliament with the King and his family inside in order to reestablish a Catholic monarchy. The most famous character from the Plot is Guy Fawkes (remember Guy Fawkes Day and Hugo Weaving in V for Vendetta?) who was actually a minor player in the conspiracy. He just happened to get caught with the gunpowder.

Reading the book is like reading a novel. I've read many Antonia Fraser books, but this one has the most pathos for me. Villains, heroes, priests, brave women, dungeons, hideouts, hopeless causes, and tragedy. One learns a great deal about the English view of Catholicism, which eventually impacts a great number of the early Gothic classics.
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Nonfiction for the Gothic Reader - by Desdemona - 04-06-2008, 03:42 PM

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