Guided reading path
Gothic Fiction
Ten works move from Gothic parody and creation through unreliable perception, inherited violence, moral bargains, documentary fear and the cathedral as a contested sanctuary.
Who this is for
Readers who enjoy atmosphere but also want strong ideas.
Suggested rhythm
About 4 hours a week
Use the weekly plan as a guide, not a deadline. Progress is saved on this device.
The sequence
10 steps, each with a reason
- 01
Week 1
Not startedNorthanger Abbey
Begin by learning the Gothic’s conventions through Austen’s affectionate parody.
Jane Austen · B1–B2 · 7 hr0% - 02
Week 3
Not startedFrankenstein
Move to the genre’s clearest question of responsibility.
Mary Shelley · B2–C1 · 8 hr0% - 03
Week 5
Not startedA Christmas Carol
See the ghost story compressed into memory, social vision and moral change.
Charles Dickens · B1–B2 · 3 hr0% - 04
Week 6
Not startedThe Yellow Wallpaper
Notice how a domestic room can become a complete psychological system.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman · A2–B1 · 33 min0% - 05
Week 8
Not startedThe Turn of the Screw
Learn to read uncertainty as part of the plot.
Henry James · B2–C1 · 4 hr0% - 06
Week 10
Not startedWuthering Heights
Expand uncertainty into a multigenerational history told through competing witnesses.
Emily Brontë · B2–C1 · 10 hr0% - 07
Week 12
Not startedThe Hound of the Baskervilles
Test a supernatural legend against detective evidence.
Arthur Conan Doyle · B1–B2 · 5 hr0% - 08
Week 14
Not startedThe Picture of Dorian Gray
Move from ghosts to a supernatural moral bargain.
Oscar Wilde · A2–B1 · 7 hr0% - 09
Week 15
Not startedDracula
Continue with the broadest cast and documentary structure.
Bram Stoker · B1–B2 · 14 hr0% - 10
Week 17
Not startedNotre-Dame de Paris
Finish with architecture, sanctuary and a public tragedy rather than a private haunting.
Victor Hugo · B2–C1 · 17 hr0%
When you finish
You will have a working map, not just a list of titles.
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