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Wikipedia article'The Mysterious Warning, a German Tale' is a novel by the English gothic novelist Eliza Parsons. It was first published in 1796 and is one of the seven "horrid novels" lampooned in Jane Austen's 'Northanger Abbey'.
Subtitled "a German Tale" it was first published in London by the sensationalist Minerva Press and contains many familiar gothic tropes, including dark family secrets, incest, seduction, and ghostly apparitions. Editions*1824, London: S. Fisher *1835, London: Joseph Smith *1968, London: Folio Press *2007, Valancourt Books FootnotesCategory:18th-century British novels Category:1796 novels Category:Novels by Eliza Parsons Category:1790s fantasy novels Category:British Gothic novels Category:Incest in fiction | |
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