Gothic Literature: An Overview - Mrs. Eliza Parsons (Novel Date 1793)
MRS. ELIZA PARSONS (NOVEL DATE 1793)
SOURCE: Parsons, Mrs. Eliza. "Castle of Wolfenbach; a German story." In Castle of Wolfenbach; a German story. In two volumes, pp. 1-9. London: Minerva Press, 1793.
Parsons is one of the "Northanger Novelists," a group of popular Gothic writers whose works Jane Austen is believed to have parodied in Northanger Abbey. The following excerpt is from Parson's best known novel.
The clock from the old castle had just gone eight when the peaceful inhabitants of a neighbouring cottage, on the skirts of the wood, were about to seek that repose which labour had rendered necessary, and minds blest with innocence and tranquillity assured them the enjoyment of. The evening was cold and tempestuous, the rain poured in torrents, and the distant thunders rolled with tremendous noise round the adjacent mountains, whilst the pale lightning added horrors to the scene.
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