Gothic Fiction Books of the 1940s
The 13 most-read gothic fiction books first published between 1940 and 1949, led by Frenchman's Creek (1940), Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [21 stories, 34 poems] (1940) and Haunted Lady (1942).
This list collects 13 books from the 1940s by 8 authors, published between 1940 and 1948. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
13 books
Frenchman's Creek
Daphne du Maurier
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Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe [21 stories, 34 poems]
Edgar Allan Poe
Haunted Lady
Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Haunting of Toby Jugg
Dennis Wheatley
Armour Against Love
Barbara Cartland
Novels (Rebecaa / The Frenchman's Creek / Jamaica Inn)
Daphne du Maurier
A Heart Is Broken
Barbara Cartland
Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
The Book of the Lion / The Whip / No Tears for the Dead
Elizabeth Daly, Sara Elizabeth Mason
Dragonwyck
Anya Seton
Tales of Mystery & Imagination
Edgar Allan Poe
Three Novels - Headlong Hall -Nightmare Abbey-Crotchet Castle
Thomas Love Peacock
Selected Tales and Poems [24 stories, 47 poems]
Edgar Allan Poe