Recs if you like Doctor Faustus...

Books mentioned or quoted in The Secret History and books mentioned by donna tartt

All these books are taken from various courses I've taken as English Literature undergrad! Contains both well known classics and ones you probably have never heard of. (work in progress)

(Almost) all books cited to be a part of the gothic genre, or having a part in creating the gothic genre (including the supernatural, romantic, and pre- & -post subgenres), in H.P Lovecraft's 28,000-word essay, “Supernatural Horror in Literature,” which is mostly based on Edith Birkhead's historical study, The Tale of Terror.

These novels, stories, plays, and poems are “fertile in the element of the weird.”

For those who might want to take a deep-dive into [part of] the genre's development.

i’m creating my personal curriculum for the months of sep-dec 2026, and this time the topic is WITCHES🍂🕯️🌚🔮 starting off with some non fiction and plays pairings recommended by @bibliophel on instagram, i then added some of the other books i’m interested it

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