Into Eternal Darkness: 100+ Gothic Classics in One Edition
Novels, Tales and Poems: The Mysteries of Udolpho, The Tell-Tale Heart, Sweeney Todd…By Théophile Gautier, William Blake, Horace Walpole, Mary Shelley, Ann Radcliffe, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, William Thomas Beckford, Eliza Parsons, Eleanor Sleath, William Godwin, Charles Brockden Brown, Percy Bysshe Shelley, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Thomas Love Peacock, Edgar Allan Poe, John William Polidori, Washington Irving, Charles Robert Maturin, James Hogg, Victor Hugo, Frederick Marryat, Nikolai Gogol, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, George W. M. Reynolds, James Malcolm Rymer, Thomas Peckett Prest, Nathaniel Hawthorne, George Eliot, Wilkie Collins, Mayne Reid, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Dickens, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Émile Erckmann, Alexandre Chatrian, Walter Hubbell, Arthur Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde, Guy de Maupassant, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Arthur Machen, George MacDonald, John Meade Falkner, Marie Corelli, Richard Marsh, Henry James, Bram Stoker, Joseph Conrad, Guy Boothby, W. W. Jacobs, M. R. James, Robert Hugh Benson, E. F. Benson, Gaston Leroux, William Hope Hodgson, Grant Allen, Tobias Smollett, Clara Reeve, Friedrich Schiller, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Lord Byron, Robert Browning, Christina Rossetti
Length788h 18m
About this audiobook
'Into Eternal Darkness: 100+ Gothic Classics in One Edition' presents a rich tapestry of haunting narratives and profound horror that delve into the human psyche and supernatural enigmas. This anthology superbly encapsulates the essence of the Gothic tradition, ranging from the grand, brooding Romanticism of the 18th century to the enigmatic complexities of the Victorian era. It features a spectrum of literary styles, from the epistolary form used ingeniously by Radcliffe to the ornate narratives of Poe and the psychological depth of James, thereby offering readers a comprehensive view of the genre's evolution and thematic diversity. The collection's broad historical sweep provides a valuable lens through which contemporary readers can explore different societal anxieties and moral dilemmas explored during the Gothic period. The assembled authors, including giants like Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, and Bram Stoker, are pillars of the Gothic canon, collectively contributing to the genre's development and enduring popularity. Their works reflect diverse cultural and philosophical backgrounds, weaving rich, cross-cultural threads through themes of horror, morality, and the supernatural. This anthology not only aligns with Gothic literary movements but greatly enriches them, offering profound insights into the emotions and complexities of the human condition as perceived through the lens of different eras. 'Into Eternal Darkness' is an essential collection for both connoisseurs and new explorers of the Gothic genre. The anthology invites readers to traverse through labyrinths of terror and wonder, presenting a unique opportunity to experience a wide array of interpretative voices and styles. By engaging with this volume, readers will gain an educational insight into the historical depths of Gothic literature and appreciate the dialogues sparked between the monumental works of its most celebrated authors.
Audiobook details
GenreHorror, Fantasy
Length788 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 21, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Into Eternal Darkness: 100+ Gothic Classics in One Edition
2Tobias Smollett
3Part One.
4Chapter One Some Sage Observations That Naturally Introduce Our Important History.
5Chapter Two A Superficial View Of Our Hero's Infancy.
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6Chapter Three He Is Initiated In A Military Life, And Has The Good Fortune To Acquire A Generous Patron.
7Chapter Four His Mother's Prowess And Death; Together With Some Instances Of His Own Sagacity.
8Chapter Five A Brief Detail Of His Education.
9Chapter Six He Meditates Schemes Of Importance.
10Chapter Seven Engages In Partnership With A Female Associate, In Order To Put His Talents In Action.
11Chapter Eight Their First Attempt; With A Digression Which Some Readers May Think Impertinent.
12Chapter Nine The Confederates Change Their Battery, And Achieve A Remarkable Adventure.
13Chapter Ten They Proceed To Levy Contributions With Great Success, Until Our Hero Sets Out With The Young Count For Vienna, Where He Enters Into League With Another Adventurer.
14Chapter Eleven Fathom Makes Various Efforts In The World Of Gallantry.
15Chapter Twelve He Effects A Lodgment In The House Of A Rich Jeweller.
16Chapter Thirteen He Is Exposed To A Most Perilous Incident In The Course Of His Intrigue With The Daughter.
17Chapter Fourteen He Is Reduced To A Dreadful Dilemma, In Consequence Of An Assignation With The Wife.
18Chapter Fifteen But At Length Succeeds In His Attempt Upon Both.
19Chapter Sixteen His Success Begets A Blind Security, By Which He Is Once Again Well-nigh Entrapped In His Dulcinea's Apartment.
20Chapter Seventeen The Step-Dame's Suspicions Being Awakened, She Lays A Snare For Our Adventurer, From Which He Is Delivered By The Interposition Of His Good Genius.
21Chapter Eighteen Our Hero Departs From Vienna, And Quits The Domain Of Venus For The Rough Field Of Mars.
22Chapter Nineteen He Puts Himself Under The Guidance Of His Associate, And Stumbles Upon The French Camp, Where He Finishes His Military Career.
23Chapter Twenty He Prepares A Stratagem But Finds Himself Countermined—Proceeds On His Journey, And Is Overtaken By A Terrible Tempest.
24Chapter Twenty-One He Falls Upon Scylla, Seeking To Avoid Charybdis.
25Chapter Twenty-Two He Arrives At Paris, And Is Pleased With His Reception.
26Chapter Twenty-Three Acquits Himself With Address In A Nocturnal Riot.
27Chapter Twenty-Four He Overlooks The Advances Of His Friends, And Smarts Severely For His Neglect.
28Chapter Twenty-Five He Bears His Fate Like A Philosopher; And Contracts Acquaintance With A Very Remarkable Personage.
29Chapter Twenty-Six The History Of The Noble Castilian.
30Chapter Twenty-Seven A Flagrant Instance Of Fathom's Virtue, In The Manner Of His Retreat To England.
31Chapter Twenty-Eight Some Account Of His Fellow-Travellers.
32Chapter Twenty-Nine Another Providential Deliverance From The Effects Of The Smuggler's Ingenious Conjecture.
33Chapter Thirty The Singular Manner Of Fathom's Attack And Triumph Over The Virtue Of The Fair Elenor.
34Chapter Thirty-One He By Accident Encounters His Old Friend, With Whom He Holds A Conference, And Renews A Treaty.
35Chapter Thirty-Two He Appears In The Great World With Universal Applause And Admiration.
36Chapter Thirty-Three He Attracts The Envy And Ill Offices Of The Minor Knights Of His Own Order, Over Whom He Obtains A Complete Victory.
37Chapter Thirty-Four He Performs Another Exploit, That Conveys A True Idea Of His Gratitude And Honour.
38Chapter Thirty-Five He Repairs To Bristol Spring, Where He Reigns Paramount During The Whole Season.
39Chapter Thirty-Six He Is Smitten With The Charms Of A Female Adventurer, Whose Allurements Subject Him To A New Vicissitude Of Fortune.
40Chapter Thirty-Seven Fresh Cause For Exerting His Equanimity And Fortitude.
41Chapter Thirty-Eight The Biter Is Bit.
42Part Two.
43Chapter Thirty-Nine Our Adventurer Is Made Acquainted With A New Scene Of Life.
44Chapter Forty He Contemplates Majesty And Its Satellites In Eclipse.
45Chapter Forty-One One Quarrel Is Compromised, And Another Decided By Unusual Arms.
46Chapter Forty-Two An Unexpected Rencontre, And A Happy Revolution In The Affairs Of Our Adventurer.
47Chapter Forty-Three Fathom Justifies The Proverb, “What's Bred In The Bone Will Never Come Out Of The Flesh.”
48Chapter Forty-Four Anecdotes Of Poverty, And Experiments For The Benefit Of Those Whom It May Concern.
49Chapter Forty-Five Renaldo's Distress Deepens, And Fathom's Plot Thickens.
50Chapter Forty-Six Our Adventurer Becomes Absolute In His Power Over The Passions Of His Friend, And Effects One Half Of His Aim.
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