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Love, Mystery, and Misery

  • 1978 first published
  • 199 pages
  • 3 editions

Coral Ann Howells's Love, Mystery, and Misery (1978) is a gothic fiction and horror novel. It takes readers to Great Britain in the 18th century. Key subjects include history and criticism.

It has been published in 3 editions.

It runs to roughly 199 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Gothic revival, Literature
  • English Horror tales
  • History and criticism
  • Horror tales, English
  • Emotions in literature
  • English fiction, history and criticism, 18th century
  • English fiction, history and criticism, 19th century
  • Horror tales, history and criticism
  • Gothic fiction, Literary genre
  • Love in literature
  • Mystery in literature
  • Sadness in literature

Quick answers

Who wrote Love, Mystery, and Misery?

Love, Mystery, and Misery was written by Coral Ann Howells and first published in 1978.

What genre is Love, Mystery, and Misery?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction and Horror.

How long is Love, Mystery, and Misery?

The median edition has 199 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Love, Mystery, and Misery?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Castle of Otranto and A Christmas Carol.

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