Penny Dreadfuls and the Gothic by Nicole C. Dittmer, Sophie R... - 9781786839701

University of Wales Press

Penny Dreadfuls and the GothicInvestigations of Pernicious Tales of Terror\nAuthor(s): Nicole C. Dittmer, Sophie Raine\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Wales Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: University of Wales Press\nISBN-13: 9781786839701, 978-1786839701\nSynopsis\nPenny Dreadfuls and the Gothic breaks new ground in uncovering penny titles which have been hitherto largely neglected from literary discourse revealing the cultural, social and literary significance of these working-class texts. The present volume is a reappraisal of penny dreadfuls, demonstrating their cruciality in both our understanding of working-class Victorian Literature and the Gothic mode. This edited collection of essays provides new insights into the fields of Victorian literature, popular culture and Gothic fiction more broadly; it is divided into three sections, whose titles replicate the dual titles offered by penny publications during the nineteenth century. Sections one and two consist of three .