Tag Archives: Nineteenth century

‘How to Recognise a Werewolf in the Nineteenth Century’ by Will Pooley

Posted on 20th January 2016 by firekrank

This well researched post, ‘How to Recognise a Werewolf in the Nineteenth Century’, on the Beastly Histories blog is a very interesting read. (Actually the whole of the blog is pretty exciting so get ready to lose a few hours … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night

Posted on 13th November 2014 by William the Bloody

An account of that seminal moment when both Frankenstein and the literary vampire were born; part of BBC4’s season on Gothic. I’ve not watched this yet (not having a TV), but the very erudite Dr Angela Wright of the University … Continue reading →

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Irish Gothics: Genres, Forms, Modes, and Traditions, 1760-1890

Posted on 17th October 2014 by William the Bloody

New book from Palgrave Macmillan, edited by Christina Morin and Niall Gillespie, on Irish Gothic literature in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

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