Valancourt Books Books
An independent publisher reviving rare gothic, horror and queer fiction from the 18th century onward.
Books published by Valancourt Books, mostly gothic fiction, horror and historical fiction. The most-read are The Beetle. A Mystery (1897), The sorrows of Satan, or, The strange experience of one Geoffrey Tempest, millionaire ; a romance (1895) and Ziska; The Problem of a Wicked Soul (1897).
This list collects 26 books in this collection by 21 authors, published between 1789 and 2013. 3 are free to read and 3 have a free audiobook. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.

The Beetle. A Mystery
Richard Marsh
- FREE🎧

The sorrows of Satan, or, The strange experience of one Geoffrey Tempest, millionaire ; a romance
Marie Corelli, Ardeshir Eyzdagird
- 🎧

Ziska; The Problem of a Wicked Soul
Marie Corelli

Look Down in Mercy
Walter Baxter

Castle of Wolfenbach
Eliza Parsons

The Cormorant
Stephen Gregory, Gregory, Stephen
- FREE🎧

The Joss
Richard Marsh

The stones of Muncaster Cathedral
Robert Westall, Orrin Grey

Clermont
Regina Maria Roche

Zeluco
Moore, John, 1729-1802

The Fall of Valor
Charles Jackson

The Midnight Bell
Francis Lathom
- FREE

Heroine, or, Adventures of a Fair Romance Reader
Eaton Stannard Barrett, Avril Horner

The Witch and the Priest
Hilda Winifred Lewis, Hilda Lewis

Night Things
Michael Talbot

The Vaults of Lepanto
T. R. Tuckett

The hand of Kornelius Voyt
Oliver Onions, Mark Valentine

Italian mysteries, or, More secrets than one
Francis Lathom

Martyn of Fenrose, or, The wizard and the sword
Henry Summersett

The Demon of Sicily
Edward Montague

Raker
Andrew Sinclair, Rob Spence

The Cavern of Death
Anonymous

Astonishment!!!
Francis Lathom

The Stranger Knight, with the Bond of Blood
George Soane

The Monk: A Romance (Gothic Classics)
M. G. Lewis, Matthew Gregory Lewis

The Fatal Vow; Or, St. Michael's Monastery
Francis Lathom