Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
Two magicians bring magic back to Napoleonic England, one by books and one by daring.
2,067-word summary · 9 min read
gothic + historical fiction
4 books tagged both “gothic” and “historical fiction”.
The Historian
A daughter traces her father's search for Dracula through letters and archives across Europe.
3,237-word summary · 14 min read
Mexican Gothic
In 1950 Mexico, glamorous Noemi Taboada leaves Mexico City for High Place after a desperate letter, to rescue cousin Catalina from the chilling Doyles and…
2,523-word summary · 11 min read
The Shadow of the Wind
In postwar Barcelona, Daniel finds a cursed novel and hunts its vanished author while a burned man watches.
2,000-word summary · 9 min read