Seven Gothic Tales (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Karen Christenze Dinesen
- First Published: 1934
- Type of Work: Short stories
- Genres: Short fiction, Gothic fiction, Fairy tale
- Subjects: Love or romance, Murder or homicide, Supernatural, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Mistaken or secret identity, Ghosts or apparitions, Storytelling, Storms, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Floods, Duels or dueling
- Locales: Europe
Form and Content
Karen Blixen had been working on the stories that make up Seven Gothic Tales for ten years before she tried to get them published in English under the masculine name Isak Dinesen. After being turned down by three publishers, she sent the manuscript to American writer Dorothy Canfield Fisher, who liked it so much that she urged a publisher friend of hers to publish it, even though no one really believed that it would make any money. When the book appeared in January of 1933, however, it was not only enthusiastically received by critics but also was chosen...
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