Gothic chapbooks, bluebooks and shilling shockers, 1797-1830 / Franz J. Potter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Potter, Franz J., 1969- author.

Series:

Gothic literary studies.

Gothic literary studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gothic fiction (Literary genre).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff, England : University of Wales Press, [2021]

Summary:

The Gothic Chapbook, Bluebook, and Shilling Shocker surveys the rise of the short tale of terror and horror at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

Contents:

Cover

Series Preface

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of Illustrations

List of Figures

Introduction

1 Chapbooks, Bluebooks and Shilling Shockers

2 The Rise of the Gothic Chapbook: Simon Fisher, Thomas Hurst and The Monk, 1797-1801

3 The Art of Marketing: Ann Lemoine and John Roe

4 The Golden Age of the Shilling Shocker: Thomas Tegg and the Chapbook Magazines

5 The Profiteers: Isaac Crookenden and Sarah Wilkinson

6 The Decline of the Gothic Pamphlet

Notes

Appendix: Gothic Pamphlets

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78683-671-8

OCLC:

1240582403