The Rise of Deathwatch (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Journey Through Gothic Horror: Explore 19th Century Dark Romance and Haunting Victorian MysteriesBy Horace Walpole, William Thomas Beckford, Eliza Parsons, William Godwin, Ann Radcliffe, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Charles Brockden Brown, Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Thomas Love Peacock, Edgar Allan Poe, John William Polidori, Washington Irving, Charles Robert Maturin, James Hogg, Victor Hugo, Frederick Marryat, Nikolai Gogol, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, James Malcolm Rymer, Thomas Peckett Prest, Nathaniel Hawthorne, George Eliot, Wilkie Collins, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Dickens, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Arthur Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde, Guy de Maupassant, Anna Katharine Green, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Arthur Machen, George MacDonald, John Meade Falkner, H. G. Wells, Richard Marsh, Henry James, Bram Stoker, W. W. Jacobs, Robert Hugh Benson, Gaston Leroux, Théophile Gautier, William Hope Hodgson, Grant Allen
Length463h 13m
About this audiobook
The Rise of Deathwatch traces the evolution of Gothic and uncanny literature from its eighteenth-century origins to fin-de-siècle and early modern transformations. Its range extends from castle romance, terror fiction, and philosophical nightmare to detective mystery, imperial adventure, psychological realism, and proto-science fiction. Haunted inheritances, forbidden knowledge, doubles, revenants, vampires, spectral women, and monstrous experiments form a dark continuum in which fear becomes a means of testing reason, morality, and modernity. The contributors collectively map a transatlantic and European tradition: British Gothic pioneers and women novelists, Romantic radicals, American dark romancers, French decadents, Russian grotesques, sensation writers, and architects of the detective and scientific romance. Their varied social positions and literary movements—Romanticism, Victorian sensationalism, realism, decadence, and early speculative fiction—show the supernatural not as escapism, but as a language for anxieties about class, gender, empire, religion, sexuality, and technological change. Readers seeking a compact yet capacious history of literary dread will find this volume especially rewarding. By gathering canonical and popular voices within one imaginative field, The Rise of Deathwatch invites comparison across periods, nations, and forms, offering both educational breadth and the pleasures of atmospheric discovery. It is an anthology that makes the dead speak to one another—and to us.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
Audiobook details
GenreHorror, General Fiction
Length463 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 12, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
126The Phantom Ship (pt. 4)
2Introduction
127The Phantom Ship (pt. 5)
3Historical Context
128The Phantom Ship (pt. 6)
4Synopsis (Selection)
129The Phantom Ship (pt. 7)
5The Castle of Otranto (pt. 1)
130St, John’s Eve
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6The Castle of Otranto (pt. 2)
131The Viy
7Vathek (pt. 1)
132The Mysterious Portrait
8Vathek (pt. 2)
133Dracula (pt. 1)
9Vathek (pt. 3)
134Dracula (pt. 2)
10The Castle of Wolfenbach
135Dracula (pt. 3)
11Volume One (pt. 1)
136Dracula (pt. 4)
12Volume One (pt. 2)
137Dracula (pt. 5)
13Volume Two (pt. 1)
138Dracula (pt. 6)
14Volume Two (pt. 2)
139Dracula (pt. 7)
15Caleb Williams
140The Jewel of Seven Stars (Original 1903 Edition) (pt. 1)
16Volume The First (pt. 1)
141The Jewel of Seven Stars (Original 1903 Edition) (pt. 2)
17Volume The First (pt. 2)
142The Jewel of Seven Stars (Original 1903 Edition) (pt. 3)
18Volume The Second (pt. 1)
143The Jewel of Seven Stars (Original 1903 Edition) (pt. 4)
19Volume The Second (pt. 2)
144Wuthering Heights (pt. 1)
20Volume The Third (pt. 1)
145Wuthering Heights (pt. 2)
21Volume The Third (pt. 2)
146Wuthering Heights (pt. 3)
22Volume The Third (pt. 3)
147Wuthering Heights (pt. 4)
23The Mysteries of Udolpho
148Wuthering Heights (pt. 5)
24Volume I (pt. 1)
149Wuthering Heights (pt. 6)
25Volume I (pt. 2)
150James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest
26Volume I (pt. 3)
151The String of Pearls; or, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (pt. 1)
27Volume I (pt. 4)
152The String of Pearls; or, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (pt. 2)
28Volume II (pt. 1)
153The String of Pearls; or, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (pt. 3)
29Volume II (pt. 2)
154The String of Pearls; or, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (pt. 4)
30Volume II (pt. 3)
155The String of Pearls; or, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (pt. 5)
31Volume II (pt. 4)
156The String of Pearls; or, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (pt. 6)
32Volume III (pt. 1)
157The House of the Seven Gables (pt. 1)
33Volume III (pt. 2)
158The House of the Seven Gables (pt. 2)
34Volume III (pt. 3)
159The House of the Seven Gables (pt. 3)
35Volume III (pt. 4)
160The House of the Seven Gables (pt. 4)
36Volume IV (pt. 1)
161The House of the Seven Gables (pt. 5)
37Volume IV (pt. 2)
162Rappaccini's Daughter
38Volume IV (pt. 3)
163The Birth Mark
39Volume IV (pt. 4)
164The Lifted Veil
40The Italian (pt. 1)
165The Woman in White
41The Italian (pt. 2)
166First Epoch (pt. 1)
42The Italian (pt. 3)
167First Epoch (pt. 2)
43The Italian (pt. 4)
168First Epoch (pt. 3)
44The Italian (pt. 5)
169First Epoch (pt. 4)
45The Italian (pt. 6)
170First Epoch (pt. 5)
46The Italian (pt. 7)
171First Epoch (pt. 6)
47The Italian (pt. 8)
172First Epoch (pt. 7)
48The Monk
173First Epoch (pt. 8)
49Volume I (pt. 1)
174First Epoch (pt. 9)
50Volume I (pt. 2)
175First Epoch (pt. 10)
51Volume II (pt. 1)
176First Epoch (pt. 11)
52Volume II (pt. 2)
177Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (pt. 1)
53Volume II (pt. 3)
178Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (pt. 2)
54Volume III (pt. 1)
179The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Unfinished) (pt. 1)
55Volume III (pt. 2)
180The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Unfinished) (pt. 2)
56Volume III (pt. 3)
181The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Unfinished) (pt. 3)
57Wieland (pt. 1)
182The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Unfinished) (pt. 4)
58Wieland (pt. 2)
183The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Unfinished) (pt. 5)
59Wieland (pt. 3)
184Carmilla (pt. 1)
60Wieland (pt. 4)
185Carmilla (pt. 2)
61Northanger Abbey (pt. 1)
186Uncle Silas (pt. 1)
62Northanger Abbey (pt. 2)
187Uncle Silas (pt. 2)
63Northanger Abbey (pt. 3)
188Uncle Silas (pt. 3)
64Northanger Abbey (pt. 4)
189Uncle Silas (pt. 4)
65Frankenstein (Original 1818 Edition)
190Uncle Silas (pt. 5)
66Volume One (pt. 1)
191Uncle Silas (pt. 6)
67Volume One (pt. 2)
192Uncle Silas (pt. 7)
68Volume Two
193Uncle Silas (pt. 8)
69Volume Three (pt. 1)
194The Hound of the Baskervilles (pt. 1)
70Volume Three (pt. 2)
195The Hound of the Baskervilles (pt. 2)
71Eleanor Sleath
196The Hound of the Baskervilles (pt. 3)
72The Orphan of the Rhine
197The Picture of Dorian Gray (Original & Revised Edition)
73Volume 1 (pt. 1)
198The Picture of Dorian Gray (Original 1890 Uncensored Edition) (pt. 1)
74Volume 1 (pt. 2)
199The Picture of Dorian Gray (Original 1890 Uncensored Edition) (pt. 2)
75Volume 2 (pt. 1)
200The Picture of Dorian Gray (Original 1890 Uncensored Edition) (pt. 3)
76Volume 2 (pt. 2)
201The Picture of Dorian Gray (Expanded & Revised 1891 Edition) (pt. 1)
77Volume 3 (pt. 1)
202The Picture of Dorian Gray (Expanded & Revised 1891 Edition) (pt. 2)
78Volume 3 (pt. 2)
203The Picture of Dorian Gray (Expanded & Revised 1891 Edition) (pt. 3)
79Volume 4 (pt. 1)
204The Picture of Dorian Gray (Expanded & Revised 1891 Edition) (pt. 4)
80Volume 4 (pt. 2)
205The Horla
81Nightmare Abbey (pt. 1)
206The Forsaken Inn
82Nightmare Abbey (pt. 2)
207Part I (pt. 1)
83The Tell-Tale Heart
208Part I (pt. 2)
84The Fall of the House of Usher
209Part I (pt. 3)
85The Cask of Amontillado
210The Yellow Wallpaper
86The Masque of the Red Death
211The Great God Pan
87The Black Cat
212Lilith (pt. 1)
88The Murders in the Rue Morgue
213Lilith (pt. 2)
89The Vampyre
214Lilith (pt. 3)
90The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
215Lilith (pt. 4)
91Melmoth the Wanderer
216Lilith (pt. 5)
92Volume I (pt. 1)
217The Lost Stradivarius (pt. 1)
93Volume I (pt. 2)
218The Lost Stradivarius (pt. 2)
94Volume I (pt. 3)
219The Lost Stradivarius (pt. 3)
95Volume II (pt. 1)
220The Island of Doctor Moreau (pt. 1)
96Volume II (pt. 2)
221The Island of Doctor Moreau (pt. 2)
97Volume II (pt. 3)
222The Beetle
98Volume III (pt. 1)
223Book I The House with the Open Window
99Volume III (pt. 2)
224Book II The Haunted Man (pt. 1)
100Volume III (pt. 3)
225Book II The Haunted Man (pt. 2)
101Volume IV (pt. 1)
226Book III The Terror by Night and the Terror by Day
102Volume IV (pt. 2)
227Book IV In Pursuit (pt. 1)
103Volume IV (pt. 3)
228Book IV In Pursuit (pt. 2)
104Volume IV (pt. 4)
229The Turn of the Screw (pt. 1)
105The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (pt. 1)
230The Turn of the Screw (pt. 2)
106The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (pt. 2)
231The Monkey's Paw
107The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (pt. 3)
232The Necromancers (pt. 1)
108The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (pt. 4)
233The Necromancers (pt. 2)
109The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
234The Necromancers (pt. 3)
110Book First
235The Necromancers (pt. 4)
111Book Second
236The Phantom of the Opera (pt. 1)
112Book Third
237The Phantom of the Opera (pt. 2)
113Book Fourth
238The Phantom of the Opera (pt. 3)
114Book Fifth
239The Phantom of the Opera (pt. 4)
115Book Sixth
240Clarimonde
116Book Seventh (pt. 1)
241The Mummy's Foot
117Book Seventh (pt. 2)
242The House on the Borderland (pt. 1)
118Book Eighth
243The House on the Borderland (pt. 2)
119Book Ninth
244The House on the Borderland (pt. 3)
120Book Tenth (pt. 1)
245The Boats of the Glen Carrig (pt. 1)
121Book Tenth (pt. 2)
246The Boats of the Glen Carrig (pt. 2)
122Book Eleventh
247The Boats of the Glen Carrig (pt. 3)
123The Phantom Ship (pt. 1)
248Wolverden Tower
124The Phantom Ship (pt. 2)
249Analysis
125The Phantom Ship (pt. 3)
250Reflection
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