George Brewer (1766–1816)
Auteur van The Witch of Ravensworth
Werken van George Brewer
Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1766
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1816
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- United Kingdom
- Geboorteplaats
- Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, England, UK
- Relaties
- Knox, Ann B. (daughter)
Leden
Besprekingen
Statistieken
- Werken
- 3
- Leden
- 49
- Populariteit
- #320,875
- Waardering
- 3.9
- Besprekingen
- 4
- ISBNs
- 4
- Talen
- 2
Whilst archaic in places, this is far more readable than later and more famous gothic classics like Frankenstein and Dracula and much shorter at only 100 pages. Whilst there are plenty of idiosyncrasies in the text, which are deliberately preserved in this edition—including strange spellings, inconsistent grammar and long running sentences—it somewhat enhances the story’s place as a piece in the rich history of early gothic. It also stars one of the earliest appearances I have come across of the classic hideous witch look in a novelised format.
Whilst the tale’s strength lies in its dark fable nature; blending the tone of Macbeth, the characters of Gormenghast and narrative of a twisted fairy tale; it does let itself down in the heavily contrived ending to wrap everything up at the final page. In fairness this can be put down to being a reflection of the fashion in gothic literature of that early era, but it is a little jarring.
A fun little story which I recommend to any fans of dark 18th literature who are looking for something a bit off the beaten track… (meer)