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And yet despite being a neo-Gothic library of dark wood and dark green, the space is far from somber and stuffy. That chandelier, in fact, isn’t often turned on as the whole reading room is ...
Resuming an enjoyable but near all-volunteer effort was made more doable with the Institute Library, a quiet ... Poe’s sources in the English gothic novelistic traditions of Horace Walpole and Mary ...
A new exhibition at the British Library in London looks at the changing taste for the Gothic in British writing. Exhibits range from a wooden box containing vampire-killing equipment (possibly not ...
The Castle of Otranto is considered the first supernatural English novel and also the first gothic novel. It describes itself as a translation of an Italian story from the Middle Ages about ...
The ante library (Fig 9) was redecorated at the same time as the drawing room in 2006. As a space, this room bridges the transition from the Buckler rooms on the south front to the 11th Duke’s ...
The John Ryland's Library at the University of Manchester bears a striking resemblance to the famous wizarding school. The gothic library is full to the brim of beautiful architecture, stained ...
You might be surprised to find a gothic mystery set in sunny Miami ... the 2024-25 Author Spotlight Events for the Friends of the Library of Collier County, the nonprofit that raises hundreds ...
The Gothic Revival was a conscious movement that began in England to revive medieval Gothic forms, from the second half of the 18th century and throughout the 19th century. The 18th century examples ...
The Castle of Otranto is considered the first supernatural English novel and also the first gothic novel. It describes itself as a translation of an Italian story from the Middle Ages about ...