Written in 1934 by Karen Blixen (1885-1962), using the pseudonym Isak Dinesen, «Seven Gothic Tales» is a collection of short stories set mostly in the nineteenth century and being concerned with aristocracy; breeding and legitimacy; and self-delusion; and combine romantic and supernatural elements with subtle narrative irony. It was published three years before her memoir «Out of Africa».
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The stories in this collection are:
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Deluge at Norderney
The Old Chevalier
The Monkey
The Roads round Pisa
The Supper at Elsinore
The Dreamers
The Poet