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A NORTHANGER ABBEY DOUBLE FEATURE IBD

ELIZA PARSONS / LAWRENCE FLAMMENBURG / PETER
WORDFIRE PRESS LLC
06 / 2022
9781680573626
Inglés

Sinopsis

For fans of Jane Austen-A Northanger Abbey Double Feature!áIn Jane AustenâÇÖs Northanger Abbey, the main character, Catherine, receives a reading list of gothic novels. Once thought to be fabricated by Austen, these novels were rediscovered in the 1920s and are now referred to as the 'Northanger Horrid Novels.' Two of the Northanger Horrid Novels, The Castle of Wolfenbach and The Necromancer, are presented here as a Northanger Double Feature.áWith hidden identities, damsels in distress, creepy castles, and villainous Counts,áThe Castle of Wolfenbach (1793) is a showcase for the gothic genre. The story follows the beautiful Matilda as she escapes unwanted advances, braves the haunted castle, and attempts to find safety, and maybe even love, all while being pursued by her murderous uncle. The Castle of Wolfenbach is Eliza ParsonsâÇÖs most famous novel and an important foundational work in the gothic genre.áThe Necromancer (1794) is by far the strangest of the Northanger Horrid Novels. The story begins with two friends, Herman and Hellfried, passing a stormy night by exchanging supernatural stories. The weirdness continues to unfold through a series of letters. The work is an example of the gothic genreâÇÖs use of framing narratives surrounding first person accounts from multiple characters. The Necromancer takes this trope to staggering heights by nesting multiple narratives inside each other. The resulting stories are a bizarre collection of violence and supernatural shenanigans centered around the mysterious Valkert, who is rumored to have returned from the dead.áBoth of these stories are amazing examples of early gothic works and can be enjoyed as such for fans of the genre or read as a companion to AustenâÇÖs Northanger Abbey.áááááá