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(2013) Reading historical fiction, Dordrecht, Springer.

The gothic reader

history, fear and trembling

Diana Wallace

pp. 136-152

A typical Gothic scene: a young girl sits alone in a darkened room lit only by a guttering candle, her fearful gaze directed not at the text she has been reading, but over her shoulder. It is as if the very act of reading itself can raise a spectre from the past.

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DOI: 10.1057/9781137291547_9

Full citation:

Wallace, D. (2013)., The gothic reader: history, fear and trembling, in K. Mitchell & N. Parsons (eds.), Reading historical fiction, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 136-152.

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