Gothic Book Club: Frankenstein

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Join us in our cosy Café for Gothic book chats this autumn and delve deeper into the world of Gothic fiction. From doppelgangers to vampires, wild moors to haunted woods, dark labyrinths to spooky castles, Gothic literature has given us some of our most enduring and popular stories.

In this six-part series we will explore the books we think we know alongside some hidden gems. Our book chats will be prompted by extracts we read together in the session, so you can read the books in advance or jump straight in in the session itself.

17 October 2026: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (1818)

14 November 2026: Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White (1860)

5 December 2026: Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794)

6 February 2027: Bram Stoker, Dracula (1897) & Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla (1872)

13 March 2027: Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre (1847) & Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea (1966)

24 April 2027: Mary Shelley, The Last Man (1826)

There are 12 spaces available for each session of the Gothic Book Club, so we recommend booking in advance.