Three Outstanding Gothic Novels with Lynne Agress, PhD

Three Outstanding Gothic Novels
Instructor: Lynne Agress, PhD*
October 19, 2026 - November 23, 2026 (6 Sessions)
Mondays, 6:30PM - 8:30PM ET
Virtual va Zoom

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Course Description: Explore love, longing, and tragedy in WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Brontë, JANE EYRE by Charlotte Bronte, and REBECCA by Daphne du Maurier.  In this class, we will have lively discussions of each of these three novels as well as a history of the Gothic genre.  Also recommended, but not assigned, are Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN and Thomas Hardy's TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES.     

Each novel is available in paperback editions.

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