The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales ed. Chris Baldick (Oxford University Press, March 5, 1992, 0-19-214194-5, £16.95, xxii+533pp, hc, an, cover: Death the Bride by T. C. Gotch from 1894)
Anthology of 37 gothic short stories dating from the 18th century to the present day. This is a worldwide edition, also available in the US for $22.95.
- xi · Introduction · Chris Baldick · in
- 3 · Sir Bertrand: A Fragment · Anna Laetitia Aikin · ss Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose by Anna Laetitia & John Aikin, 1773
this is now regarded as the work of John Aikin though usually attributed to his sister.
- 7 · The Poisoner of Montremos · Richard Cumberland · ss The Lady’s Magazine March 1791, as “Remarkable Narrative”
- 12 · The Friar’s Tale · [uncredited] · ss The Lady’s Magazine 1792
- 23 · Raymond: A Fragment · Juvenis · ss The Lady’s Magazine February 1799
- 27 · The Parricide Punished · [uncredited] · ss Gentlemen and Ladies’ Town and Country Magazine July 1789
first published in French in 1782.
- 31 · The Ruins of the Abbey of Fitz-Martin · [uncredited] · nv Romances and Gothic Tales, 1801
- 51 · The Vindictive Monk; or, The Fatal Ring · Isaac Crookenden · ss Romantic Tales by Isaac Crookenden, 1802
- 63 · The Astrologer’s Prediction, or The Maniac’s Fate · [uncredited] · ss Legends of Terror, London, 1826
- 70 · Andreas Vesalius the Anatomist · Petrus Borel; translated by Chris Baldick · ss
translated from the French (“Don Andréa Vésalius, L’Anatomiste”, Champavert: Contes Immoraux, 1833).
- 82 · Lady Eltringham or The Castle of Ratcliffe Cross · J. Wadham · ss Calendar of Horrors! July 1836
- 85 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine September 1839; this revised version from Tales of Edgar A. Poe, Wiley & Putnam 1845.
- 102 · A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Dublin University Magazine October 1839
- 133 · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine”
- 158 · Selina Sedilia · Bret Harte · ss The Californian August 1865
- 165 · Jean-ah Poquelin · George Washington Cable · ss Scribner’s Monthly May 1875
- 183 · Olalla · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Court and Society Review Christmas 1885
- 218 · Barbara of the House of Grebe · Thomas Hardy · nv The Graphic December 1890
- 245 · Bloody Blanche · Marcel Schwob; translated by Chris Baldick · ss
first published in French in Le Roi au Masque d’Or (1892) as “Blanche La Sanglante”.
- 249 · The Yellow Wall-Paper · Charlotte Perkins Stetson · ss New England Magazine January 1892, as by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- 264 · The Adventure of the Speckled Band [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine February 1892
- 286 · Hurst of Hurstcote · E. Nesbit · ss Temple Bar June 1893
- 299 · A Vine on a House · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Magazine October 1905
- 302 · Jordan’s End · Ellen Glasgow · ss The Shadowy Third and Other Stories by Ellen Glasgow, Doubleday, 1923
- 316 · The Outsider [Dream Cycle] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales April 1926
- 322 · A Rose for Emily · William Faulkner · ss The Forum April 1930
- 331 · A Rendezvous in Averoigne [Averoigne] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales April/May 1931
- 344 · The Monkey · Isak Dinesen · nv Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen, Smith & Haas, 1934
- 386 · Miss de Mannering of Asham · F. M. Mayor · ss The Room Opposite by F. M. Mayor, Longmans, Green, 1935
- 407 · The Vampire of Kaldenstein · Frederick Cowles · nv The Night Wind Howls by Frederick Cowles, Muller, 1938
- 424 · Clytie · Eudora Welty · ss The Southern Review Summer 1941
- 435 · Sardonicus · Ray Russell · nv Playboy January 1961
- 466 · The Bloody Countess · Alejandra Pizarnik; translated by Alberto Manguel · ss Other Fires: Stories from the Women of Latin America ed. Alberto Manguel, 1986
first published in Spanish in 1968 as “Acerca de la Condesa Sangrienta”.
- 478 · The Gospel According to Mark · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New Yorker October 23 1971
translated from the Spanish (“El evangelio según Marcos”, La Nación, August 1970).
- 483 · The Lady of the House of Love · Angela Carter · nv The Iowa Review Summer/Fall 1979
- 498 · Secret Observations on the Goat-Girl · Joyce Carol Oates · ss The Assignation by Joyce Carol Oates, The Ecco Press, 1988
- 502 · Blood Disease · Patrick McGrath · nv Blood and Water by Patrick McGrath, Simon & Schuster, 1988
- 519 · If You Touched My Heart · Isabel Allende · ss The Stories of Eva Luna by Isabel Allende, Antheneum, 1991
- 527 · Notes · Chris Baldick · ms
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