School of English’s spooky reads

Fancy delving into the pages of a spooky read tonight, but not sure where to start? Experts from the School of English have you covered. From children's books to gothic tales, curl up and read on - if you're brave enough. Happy Halloween! via GIPHY - Castle of Wolfenback: A German Story by Eliza Parsons (1793). Catherine Morland: " A re they all horrid, are you sure they are all horrid?" - Eliza Parsons's Castle of Wolfenbach: a German Story is one of the seven 'horrid' tales mentioned in Austen's Northanger Abbey. An evil uncle, a blameless young woman in survival mode and a great, gloomy ancestral home hiding family secrets: could it be any more gothic? - Dr Emma Newport, Lecturer in English Literature Funnybones by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (1980). As a specialist in children's literature, I've got to recommend Janet and Allan Ahlberg's hilarious and adorable picture book Funnybones— about a big skeleton, a little skeleton, and a dog skeleton who just can't find anybody to scare. Because we all need some light relief, even at Halloween (and perhaps this October 31st in particular).
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