The Gothic quest: a history of the Gothic novel / by Montague Summers
1969, 2nd edition. London: Fortune Press. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #311743
Physical description: 443 p: xvi pl. (incl. front., ports); 23 cm. Notes: "I have elected to deal mainly with those aspects of Gothic romance which ... find their fullest expression in the work of Matthew Gregory Lewis."--p. 14. "Index of novels": p. [432]-443. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Contents: The romantic feeling -- The publishers and the circulating libraries -- Influences from abroad -- Historical Gothic -- Matthew Gregory Lewis -- Francis Lathom; T.J. Horsley Curties; William Henry Ireland; and others -- Surrealism and the Gothic novel. Subjects: Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory) 1775-1818. English fiction 18th century History and criticism. Romanticism England. Gothic revival (Literature) Great Britain. Romanticism Great Britain. Genre: Illustrated.
Price: €75.00