PDF Books in Gothic Fiction
The Red Room
by H. G. WellsThe Red Room is a gothic fiction written as a short story by H. G. Wells, an English novelist known as “The Father Of Science Fiction” for his works such as The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Time Machine. The narrator bravely announces to an elderly couple working as caretakers of a house, that he has never seen a ghost and is not..
The House of the Seven Gables
by Nathaniel HawthorneThe House of the Seven Gables is a Gothic novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, an American novelist remembered for his contribution to Romantic Movement, especially Dark romanticism. This novel has been written based on the inspiration from the author’s cousin’s house earlier owned by the author’s family. The novel opens with the current reside..
The Monk - A Romance
by Matthew Gregory LewisThe Monk: A Romance is a gothic novel written by Matthew Gregory Lewis, an English writer of novels and plays, notable among them are The Castle Spectre, Tales of Wonder, The Bravo of Venice, and My Uncle’s Garret Window. This novel narrates the story of a disposed child, Ambrosio who rises to become a celebrated Priest, end up with the steep fa..
The Masque of the Red Death
by Edgar Allan PoeThe Masque of the Red Death is a gothic fiction short story written by the American author Edgar Allan Poe known for his mystery short tales such as The Cask of Amontillado, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Black Cat , and The Imp of the Perverse. The Masque of the Red Death narrates the story of the Prince Prospero, who attempts to escape from ..
The Mysteries of Udolpho
by Ann RadcliffeThe Mysteries of Udolpho is a Gothic novel written by English novelist Ann Ward Radcliffe and one of the pioneers in Gothic fiction writing whose published works include The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne, A Sicilian Romance, The Romance of the Forest, The Italian, and Gaston de Blondeville. Due to their common interest of natu..
Varney the Vampire; Or, the Feast of Blood
by Thomas Preskett PrestVarney the Vampire; Or, the Feast of Blood is vampire fiction work written by Thomas Preskett Prest, although there are disputes over the authorship and it also being attributed to James Malcolm Rymer. It first appeared in 1845–47 as a series of cheap pamphlets of the kind then known as "penny dreadfuls". The story was published in book f..
Pierre; or The Ambiguities
by Herman MelvillePierre; or, The Ambiguities is the seventh book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in New York in 1852. The novel, which uses many conventions of Gothic fiction, develops the psychological, sexual, and family tensions between Pierre Glendinning; his widowed mother; Glendinning Stanley, his cousin; Lucy Tartan, his fiancee; and Isab..
The Marble Faun
by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Marble Faun: Or, The Romance of Monte Beni, also known by the British title Transformation, was the last of the four major romances by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and was published in 1860. The Marble Faun, written on the eve of the American Civil War, is set in a fantastical Italy. The romance mixes elements of a fable, pastoral, gothic novel, and tr..