Origins of the Gothic Genre

Learn about the 18th-century literary craze that would shape some of the most famous novels of the next hundred years, including Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, and Dracula. We’ll explore how authors like Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe helped shape a genre known for haunted castles, sublime landscapes, damsels in distress, and brooding heroes just in time for the start of Spooky Season.