Literary Walking Tours of Gothic Dublin by Brian J. Showers (2006) Paperback

by Brian J. Showers

Dublin has spawned three important writers in the nineteenth century gothic Charles Maturin (1782-1824), Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) and Bram Stoker (1847-1912). These writers contributed memorable and influential stories that were inspired by and often set in their native Dublin. Their fictions, which delve into universal and supernatural themes such as ghosts, vampires and the devil, persist in popularity to this day. Brian J. Showers is originally from Madison, Wisconsin, USA. He has a degree in English Literature and Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin, and is a frequent contributor to the Ghost Story Society journal All Hallows. He currently resides on the Emerald Isle, somewhere in the verdant and ghost-haunted wilderness of Dublin City, where he is writing his own collection of spooky stories.

Genres: Nonfiction, Gothic

160 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2006

About the author

Brian J. Showers is originally from Madison, Wisconsin. He has written short stories, articles, interviews and reviews for magazines such as Rue Morgue, All Hallows, Ghosts & Scholars: The M.R. James Newsletter, Le Fanu Studies, Supernatural Tales and Wormwood. He also runs The Swan River Press and the editor of The Green Book: Writings on Irish Gothic, Supernatural and Fantastic Literature.

His short story collection, The Bleeding Horse (Mercier Press), won the Children of the Night Award in 2008. He is also the author of Literary Walking Tours of Gothic Dublin (Nonsuch, 2006) and Old Albert — An Epilogue (Ex Occidente, 2011); with Gary W. Crawford and Jim Rockhill he co-edited the Bram Stoker Award-nominated Reflections in a Glass Darkly: Essays on J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Hippocampus Press, 2011).

Having studied Popular Literature at Trinity College, he currently resides on the Emerald Isle, somewhere in the verdant and ghost-haunted wilderness of Dublin City, where he is busy at work on various projects, including his next collection of strange tales.

Reviews

[Gisela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super útil para quem é fã de literatura gótica e de três dos seus autores de culto: Bram Stoker (Dracula), Sheridan Le Fanu (Carmilla) e Charles Maturin (Melmoth: the Wanderer).
Com pequenos mapas, informação detalhada sobre os locais e a sua importância na vida de cada um dos autores e, claro, um pequeno conto de cada um.

Obrigatório para quem estiver a planear uma viagem a Dublin. :)

[Ben Lovegrove · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book makes you want to visit dublin