Essential Gothic Novels and Background Reading

A Listmania! list by Franz J. Potter "serenamuse" (Thousand Oaks, CA USA)
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The Mysteries of Udolpho (Oxford World's Classics)
1.  The Mysteries of Udolpho (Oxford World's Classics) by Ann Radcliffe
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  "Essential first Gothic read."
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The Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents (Penguin Classics)
2.  The Italian: Or the Confessional of the Black Penitents (Penguin Classics) by Ann Radcliffe
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  "A masterpiece of the Gothic."
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The Monk (Oxford World's Classics)
3.  The Monk (Oxford World's Classics) by Matthew Lewis
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  "Required for any student of the Gothic."
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Gondez The Monk
4.  Gondez The Monk by William, Henry Ireland
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  "A forgotten Gothic novel finally resurrected. A superb example of the trade Gothic, this Scottish historical novel is one horrific read."
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Rimualdo; or, The Castle of Badajos
5.  Rimualdo; or, The Castle of Badajos by William, Henry Ireland
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  "A catalogue of Gothic horrors. Set in Spain, this novel provides the reader with horrific details of imprisonment and tyrany."
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The Monster Made By Man: A Compendium of Gothic Adaptations
6.  The Monster Made By Man: A Compendium of Gothic Adaptations by Franz, J Potter
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  "A collection of rare Gothic tales. Including a rare adaptation of Frankenstein."
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The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story (Oxford World's Classics)
7.  The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story (Oxford World's Classics) by Horace Walpole
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  "The first Gothic novel."
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Zofloya: Or the Moor (Broadview Literary Texts)
8.  Zofloya: Or the Moor (Broadview Literary Texts) by Charlotte Dacre
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  "A horrific novel with an equally horrific female villain."
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Melmoth the Wanderer (Penguin Classics)
9.  Melmoth the Wanderer (Penguin Classics) by Charles Maturin
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  "A dark Gothic novel with a faustian villain."
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Three Gothic Novels (Library of America)
10.  Three Gothic Novels (Library of America) by Charles Brockden Brown
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  "Tales from the first American Gothic novelist."
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The Romance of the Forest (Oxford World's Classics)
11.  The Romance of the Forest (Oxford World's Classics) by Ann Radcliffe
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  "Another dark tale from Ann Radcliffe. A must read."
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The Literature of Terror: A History of Gothic Fiction from 1765 to the Edwardian Age [Volume 1]
12.  The Literature of Terror: A History of Gothic Fiction from 1765 to the Edwardian Age [Volume 1] by David Punter
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  "The best place to start a critical study of the Gothic genre."
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The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
13.  The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Jerrold E. Hogle
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  "Required reading to understand the genre."
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The History of Gothic Fiction
14.  The History of Gothic Fiction by Markman Ellis
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  "Interesting information here."
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Our Ladies of Darkness: Feminine Daemonology in Male Gothic Fiction
15.  Our Ladies of Darkness: Feminine Daemonology in Male Gothic Fiction by Joseph Andriano
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  "Necessary for students."
£18.95

Art of Darkness: Poetics of Gothic
16.  Art of Darkness: Poetics of Gothic by A Williams
The list author says:
  "Essential reading for the female Gothic."
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The History of Gothic Publishing, 1800-1835: Exhuming the Trade
17.  The History of Gothic Publishing, 1800-1835: Exhuming the Trade by Dr Franz J. Potter
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  "New book about the trade Gothic with extensive chapters on Gothic bluebooks, circulating libraries and includes biographical information on Sarah Wilkinson, Francis Lathom and William Child Green."
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The Gothic (Blackwell Guides to Literature)
18.  The Gothic (Blackwell Guides to Literature) by David Punter
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  "Necessary Gothic reading."
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The Rise of Supernatural Fiction, 1762-1800 (Cambridge Studies in Romanticism)
19.  The Rise of Supernatural Fiction, 1762-1800 (Cambridge Studies in Romanticism) by E. J. Clery
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  "Necessary for any self-respecting Gothic student."
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