The Tales of Haunted Nights (Gothic Horror: Bulwer-Lytton-Series) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Zanoni, A Strange Story, The Coming Race, Falkland, Zicci, The House and the Brain & The IncantationBy Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Length52h 58m
About this audiobook
The Tales of Haunted Nights gathers Bulwer-Lytton's Gothic imagination at its most atmospheric, presenting haunted chambers, spectral intimations, occult anxieties, and moral disturbances in prose that is ornate, rhetorical, and intellectually restless. Situated within the Victorian revival of Gothic romance, these tales combine eighteenth-century terror with nineteenth-century interests in mesmerism, psychology, spiritualism, and hidden forces. Their horror is rarely mere sensation: it arises from the unstable border between rational inquiry and supernatural revelation. Edward Bulwer-Lytton was one of the most widely read and versatile writers of Victorian Britain, a novelist, dramatist, essayist, and politician whose career moved between fashionable society, public life, and speculative thought. His fascination with esoteric traditions, Rosicrucian lore, and the unseen dimensions of human experience shaped works such as Zanoni and A Strange Story, and it also informs the haunted atmosphere of these narratives. This volume is recommended to readers interested in Gothic fiction beyond the familiar canon of Shelley, Poe, and Le Fanu. It offers a revealing encounter with a major Victorian author testing the limits of belief, reason, and fear, and remains especially rewarding for those drawn to literary ghost stories with philosophical depth.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreHorror
Length52 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 7, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Tales of Haunted Nights (Gothic Horror: Bulwer-Lytton-Series) (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Zanoni
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6BOOK I. — THE MUSICIAN.
7BOOK II. — ART, LOVE, AND WONDER.
8BOOK III. — THEURGIA. (pt. 1)
9BOOK III. — THEURGIA. (pt. 2)
10BOOK IV. — THE DWELLER OF THE THRESHOLD. (pt. 1)
11BOOK IV. — THE DWELLER OF THE THRESHOLD. (pt. 2)
12BOOK V. — THE EFFECTS OF THE ELIXIR.
13BOOK VI. — SUPERSTITION DESERTING FAITH.
14BOOK VII. — THE REIGN OF TERROR. (pt. 1)
15BOOK VII. — THE REIGN OF TERROR. (pt. 2)
16A Strange Story (pt. 1)
17A Strange Story (pt. 2)
18A Strange Story (pt. 3)
19A Strange Story (pt. 4)
20A Strange Story (pt. 5)
21A Strange Story (pt. 6)
22A Strange Story (pt. 7)
23A Strange Story (pt. 8)
24A Strange Story (pt. 9)
25The Coming Race (pt. 1)
26The Coming Race (pt. 2)
27The Coming Race (pt. 3)
28Falkland
29BOOK I.
30BOOK II.
31BOOK III.
32BOOK IV.
33Zicci (Prequel to Zanoni)
34BOOK I. (pt. 1)
35BOOK I. (pt. 2)
36BOOK II.
37The Haunted and the Haunters, or The House and the Brain
38The Incantation
39Analysis
40Reflection
41Memorable Quotes
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