British Gothic novels
Gothic fiction, sometimes called Gothic horror in the 20th century, is a loose literary aesthetic of fear and haunting. The name is a reference to Gothic architecture of the European Middle Ages, which was characteristic of the settings of early Gothic novels.
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Frankenstein
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mary Shelley's story of Victor Frankenstein and the creature he makes from cadavers and then rejects - only for the monster to take his revenge
16 May 2019
Featuring: Karen O'Brien, Michael Rossington, Jane Thomas
CultureFrame storiesWorks published anonymouslyNovels about revengeDisability in the artsNovels adapted into video gamesNovels adapted into balletsEpistolary novelsNovels adapted into radio programsBritish novels adapted into filmsBritish novels adapted into television showsNovels set in the 18th centuryBritish novels adapted into playsNovels set in GermanyBritish science fiction novelsCensored booksBritish Gothic novels1818 British novelsVegetarianism in fictionNovels adapted into comicsJane Eyre
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Currer Bell.
18 June 2015
Featuring: Dinah Birch, Karen O'Brien, Sara Lyons
CultureBritish novels adapted into filmsVictorian novels1847 British novelsBritish novels adapted into television showsBritish bildungsromansHarper & Brothers booksBritish Gothic novelsNovels adapted into balletsSmith, Elder & Co. booksWorks published under a pseudonymFemale characters in literatureNovels set in the 19th centuryFiction about suicideLove storiesBritish novels adapted into playsWuthering Heights
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emily Bronte's story of Heathcliff and Cathy, of love, hatred, revenge and self-destruction across two generations in a remote moorland home.
28 September 2017
Featuring: Karen O'Brien, John Bowen, Alexandra Lewis
CultureBritish novels adapted into filmsVictorian novels1847 British novelsBritish novels adapted into television showsFrame storiesNonlinear narrative novels1840s fantasy novels, Ghost novelsNovels adapted into operasBritish Gothic novelsNovels set in the 18th centuryNovels adapted into balletsNovels set in YorkshireNovels about revengeWorks published under a pseudonymFiction with unreliable narratorsFiction about suicideLove stories