Gothic Romance Top 10 Collection (Annotated & Illustrated)
Book Details
PublisherTop 10 Library
ISBN / ASINB00DPMCPB2
ISBN-13978B00DPMCPB2
Sales Rank769,881
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Slip into a different time with these ten classic gothic romances. Dark, sexy, brooding heroes and crumbling manors abound. Bestsellers in their own time, these titles earned their place in this collection based on their enduring appeal. Enter another world with these dark, breathtaking romances.
These novels are carefully formatted for your Kindle, with title and chapter headings and a table of contents that is easy to navigate. This edition also includes several original illustrations. Enjoy more than a million words and 2,000-plus pages of gothic romance all in one edition. This edition also includes a brief summary of each novel – choose your favorite and start reading! You won’t be able to put down this dazzling collection of romantic gems.
Full text novels included in this collection:
1. The Castle of Otranto
Published in 1764, this is widely considered the first gothic novel. A castle, a princess, an ancient prophecy – what more could a reader want?
2. The House of the Seven Gables
A haunted house, rumors of witchcraft, a gloomy owner, and a cheerful young woman who sparks a romance.
3. Jane Eyre
The classic gothic romance, featuring the plain but steadfast governess who falls for the brooding Mr. Rochester, despite his terrible secrets.
4. The Monk: A Romance
A respectable monk in Spain is tempted by his pupil, leading to tragedy.
5. The Mysteries of Udolpho
An orphan finds herself imprisoned in a medieval castle in this thrilling, atmospheric novel. It’s widely referenced in Northanger Abbey (in this collection).
6. Northanger Abbey
Seventeen-year-old Catherine has read too many gothic novels and sees mysteries and drama everywhere she turns. However, there is a mysterious suite of rooms and a woman who died there to heighten the suspense in Jane Austen’s first novel.
7. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
A mysterious young window lives in an Elizabethan mansion with her son. A local farmer discovers her dark secret.
8. Villette
Lucy Snowe goes to work at a boarding school and is soon caught up in adventure and romance.
9. The Woman in White
A young art teacher meets a mysterious woman dressed all in white.
10. Wuthering Heights
Jealousy and passion on the windswept Yorkshire moors transformed this dark romance into a classic of English literature. Follow Catherine and Heathcliff on their tragic journey.
These novels are carefully formatted for your Kindle, with title and chapter headings and a table of contents that is easy to navigate. This edition also includes several original illustrations. Enjoy more than a million words and 2,000-plus pages of gothic romance all in one edition. This edition also includes a brief summary of each novel – choose your favorite and start reading! You won’t be able to put down this dazzling collection of romantic gems.
Full text novels included in this collection:
1. The Castle of Otranto
Published in 1764, this is widely considered the first gothic novel. A castle, a princess, an ancient prophecy – what more could a reader want?
2. The House of the Seven Gables
A haunted house, rumors of witchcraft, a gloomy owner, and a cheerful young woman who sparks a romance.
3. Jane Eyre
The classic gothic romance, featuring the plain but steadfast governess who falls for the brooding Mr. Rochester, despite his terrible secrets.
4. The Monk: A Romance
A respectable monk in Spain is tempted by his pupil, leading to tragedy.
5. The Mysteries of Udolpho
An orphan finds herself imprisoned in a medieval castle in this thrilling, atmospheric novel. It’s widely referenced in Northanger Abbey (in this collection).
6. Northanger Abbey
Seventeen-year-old Catherine has read too many gothic novels and sees mysteries and drama everywhere she turns. However, there is a mysterious suite of rooms and a woman who died there to heighten the suspense in Jane Austen’s first novel.
7. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
A mysterious young window lives in an Elizabethan mansion with her son. A local farmer discovers her dark secret.
8. Villette
Lucy Snowe goes to work at a boarding school and is soon caught up in adventure and romance.
9. The Woman in White
A young art teacher meets a mysterious woman dressed all in white.
10. Wuthering Heights
Jealousy and passion on the windswept Yorkshire moors transformed this dark romance into a classic of English literature. Follow Catherine and Heathcliff on their tragic journey.
