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Novelist Sarah Perry Recommends 5 Must-Read Gothic Fictions

Novelist Sarah Perry Recommends 5 Must-Read Gothic Fictions | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
The acclaimed novelist Sarah Perry chooses five books that exemplify the Gothic tradition, and explains how these novels have inspired her own writing.
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Sarah Perry is an English author, academic, and journalist. She has a PhD in creative writing from Royal Holloway University, where her supervisor was former poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion. Her novel, After Me Comes the Flood, was published to critical acclaim in 2014; her second book, The Essex Serpent was published in June 2016.
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Essay & Classic Appreciation: On the Gothic: the ancient roots of a dark thrill – by Sarah Perry, multi-award-winning novelist of 'The Essex Serpent' and 'After Me Comes the Flood'

Essay & Classic Appreciation: On the Gothic: the ancient roots of a dark thrill – by Sarah Perry, multi-award-winning novelist of 'The Essex Serpent' and 'After Me Comes the Flood' | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
The Gothic is more than vampires and flying buttresses, burgundy lips and black lace: it is the thrill of transgression
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