Seven Gothic Tales

Written in 1934 by Karen Blixen (1885–1962), using the pseudonym Isak Dinesen, “Seven Gothic Tales” is a collection of short stories set mostly in the nineteenth century and being concerned with aristocracy; breeding and legitimacy; and self-delusion; and combine romantic and supernatural elements with subtle narrative irony. It was published three years before her memoir “Out of Africa”.

The stories in this collection are:

Deluge at Norderney
The Old Chevalier
The Monkey
The Roads round Pisa
The Supper at Elsinore
The Dreamers
The Poet