Gothic and the Rule of the Law, 1764-1820

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This book is the first full-length theoretical and historical study of the relation between early Gothic fiction and an emerging modern rule of law.

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Acknowledgements
Introduction: Thresholds
Fictions of Origin
'Written in the Black Letter': The Gothic and/in the Rule of Law
Spectres of Law inThe Castle of Otranto
Clara Reeve and the Problem of Romance
The Law's Gothic Space: Sophia Lee'sThe Recess* A Maternal Tale Unfolds: Radcliffean Gothic
A Supplement:Gaston de Blondeville
Before the Law: Godwin'sCaleb Williams
In Excess:St LeonandMelmoth the Wanderer
Conclusion:Frankenstein- Reproducing the Gothic
Bibliography
Index
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