Julia Roseingrave (annotated)

This fully annotated edition of "Julia Roseingrave" includes:explanations of historical context in new introduction by John C. Tibbettsnewly designed frontispiece and illustrations by Mag Ruhig and Mauricio Villamayornewly typeset and corrected versions of rare Marjorie Bowen stories from the British Library collectionsoriginal selection of novella and short stories published together for the first timeOn a moonlit night, a wearied traveller dressed as the Devil calls at the mossy gates of Holcot Grange. Fleeing some bloody misadventure in London, the stranger claims to be heir to the manor which for generations has remained lordless. But among its benighted tenants the enthralling beauty Julia Roseingrave has been waiting – and now her means of escape has arrived. As whispers of witchcraft echo through the grounds and the boundaries between lord and servant fray, a cursed romance begins to smoulder – and the spectre of death draws near.First published in 1933, this historical novella of Gothic love returns to print alongside six deliciously dark short tales from the British Library vaults, bubbling with wickedness and the occult.

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