The Macmillan Collection of Gothic Tales

A stunning hardback gift treasury, containing gothic tales from around the world.

A stunning hardback treasury, containing a collection of gothic tales from around the world, introduced by award-winning author Frances Hardinge.

This spine-chilling collection contains treasures from the Macmillan archives, alongside gothic tales from around the world. Discover Christina Rossetti's The Goblin Market and Washington Irving's Sleepy Hollow, as well as stories, extracts and poems from internationally renowned literary giants such as Edgar Allen-Poe, Bram Stoker and Gaston Leroux.

By bringing together incredible stories from across the world, this collection tells the story of how gothic literature emerged in the late 1700s and became embedded in popular culture. Begin with a haunting extract from The Castle of Otranto - widely agreed to be the first ever gothic novel - and then lose yourself in tales, poems and extracts that take you to haunted houses, introduce you to supernatural beings, and shock you with curses and revenge. Fully illustrated throughout, with beautiful color and line-work images from iconic illustrators, including Laurence Housman, Arthur Hughes and H R Millar.

Macmillan has been publishing books for over 175 years. Drawing on Macmillan’s rich historical archive, The Macmillan Collection of Gothic Tales contains stories and artwork from treasuries first published in the 1800s and early 1900s, plus an informative section about some of the authors and artists behind those original collections.