The Tale of Terror
- Subtitle
- A Study of the Gothic Romance
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTORY.4. CHAPTER II - THE BEGINNINGS OF GOTHIC ROMANCE.5. CHAPTER III - "THE NOVEL OF SUSPENSE." MRS. RADCLIFFE.6. CHAPTER IV - THE NOVEL OF TERROR. LEWIS AND MATURIN.7. CHAPTER V - THE ORIENTAL TALE OF TERROR. BECKFORD.8. CHAPTER VI - GODWIN AND THE ROSICRUCIAN NOVEL.9. CHAPTER VII - SATIRES ON THE NOVEL OF TERROR.10. CHAPTER VIII - SCOTT AND THE NOVEL OF TERROR.11. CHAPTER IX - LATER DEVELOPMENTS OF THE TALE OF TERROR.12. CHAPTER X - SHORT TALES OF TERROR.13. CHAPTER XI - AMERICAN TALES OF TERROR.14. CHAPTER XII - CONCLUSION.15. CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTORY.16. CHAPTER II - THE BEGINNINGS OF GOTHIC ROMANCE.17. CHAPTER III - "THE NOVEL OF SUSPENSE." MRS. RADCLIFFE.18. CHAPTER IV - THE NOVEL OF TERROR. LEWIS AND MATURIN.19. CHAPTER V - THE ORIENTAL TALE OF TERROR. BECKFORD.20. CHAPTER VI - GODWIN AND THE ROSICRUCIAN NOVEL.21. CHAPTER VII - SATIRES ON THE NOVEL OF TERROR.22. CHAPTER VIII - SCOTT AND THE NOVEL OF TERROR.23. CHAPTER IX - LATER DEVELOPMENTS OF THE TALE OF TERROR.24. CHAPTER X - SHORT TALES OF TERROR.25. CHAPTER XI - AMERICAN TALES OF TERROR.26. CHAPTER XII - CONCLUSION.27. NOTES:28. INDEX