Cover of The Gothic in Children's Literature

The Gothic in Children's Literature

  • 2007 first published
  • 264 pages
  • 6 editions

Published in 2007, The Gothic in Children's Literature is a gothic fiction and horror novel by Anna Jackson, Karen Coats and Roderick McGillis. Much of the action takes place in Great Britain and English-speaking countries. Key subjects include history and criticism, histoires pour enfants anglaises, histoire et critique and récits d'horreur anglais.

9 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions.

It runs to roughly 264 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Gothic revival, Literature
  • Children's stories, English
  • English Horror tales
  • History and criticism
  • Children's stories, Commonwealth, English
  • Horror in literature
  • Horror tales, history and criticism
  • English literature, history and criticism
  • Histoires pour enfants anglaises
  • Histoire et critique
  • Histoires pour enfants du Commonwealth, Anglaises
  • Récits d'horreur anglais
  • Horreur dans la littérature
  • Littérature frénétique
  • LITERARY CRITICISM
  • European

Quick answers

Who wrote The Gothic in Children's Literature?

The Gothic in Children's Literature was written by Anna Jackson, Karen Coats and Roderick McGillis and first published in 2007.

What genre is The Gothic in Children's Literature?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction and Horror.

How long is The Gothic in Children's Literature?

The median edition has 264 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Gothic in Children's Literature?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Literature of Terror, The History of Gothic Fiction and In the Circles of Fear and Desire.

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