Gothic Tales
Arthur Conan Doyle
Edited by Darryl Jones
Reviews and Awards
"As always in the Oxford Worlds Classic's editions, there is an informative introduction and extensive notes... An interesting and informative essay, happily written without any lit-crit jargon, making it both accessible and enjoyable for the general reader... I loved this collection." - Leah Galbraith, FictionFan Blog
"Superb introduction." - Christopher Metress, English Literature in Translation
"[An] informative introduction a book that fans of Conan Doyle's other work will likely find enjoyable: Sherlock Holmes it may not be, but the strongest of the tales included in the volume show how versatile Conan Doyle's talents were in the realm of popular fiction." - Oliver Tearle, Interesting Literature
"Shows there was more to Conan Doyle than Moriarty, Dr Watson and The Hound of the Baskervilles." - Keith Richmond, ASLEF Journal
"These Gothic Tales show Conan Doyle is the true master of the macabre and the gruesome." - Steve Craggs, Northern Echo
"5*: Collected in a scholarly edition for the first time, these are 33 of Conan Doyle's finest Gothic short stories... Even if you have already read the tales in other volumes, it is worth buying this book for Jones's introduction alone: it explores the tensions and contrasts that defined the author's life, and how he articulated these themes in his work, offering the latest in literary criticism and historical research." - The Lady
"This collection demonstrates still that Conan Doyle is still a master writer and... throws an interesting light on the career that wasnt Sherlock Holmes." - Nick Blackshaw, Starburst Magazine
"Review from previous edition [A] beautifully designed edition" - Times Literary Supplement