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Seven Gothic tales

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  • 1934 first published
  • 420 pages
  • 32 editions
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Isak Dinesen's Seven Gothic tales (1934) is a gothic fiction and horror story collection.

29 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 32 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 420 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Seven Gothic tales

Originally published in 1934, *Seven Gothic Tales,* the first book by "one of the finest and most singular artists of our time" *(The Atlantic),* is a modern classic. Here are seven exquisite tales combining the keen psychological insight characteristic of the modern short story with the haunting mystery of the nineteenth-century Gothic tale, in the tradition of writers such as Goethe, Hoffmann, and Poe.—Penguin Random House
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • English Short stories
  • Continental european fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • Gothic fiction
  • Gothic fiction, Literary genre
  • Horror tales
  • Short stories, Single author

Quick answers

Who wrote Seven Gothic tales?

Seven Gothic tales was written by Isak Dinesen and first published in 1934.

What genre is Seven Gothic tales?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction and Horror.

How long is Seven Gothic tales?

The median edition has 420 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Seven Gothic tales?

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