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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 (189 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:
- Intro
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781786836724
- 1786836726
- OCLC:
- 1240581411
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