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At Chrighton Abbey and Other Horror Stories by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
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melissafirman's review
2.0
This is a very short collection of stories ("At Chrighton Abbey"; "The Cold Embrace"; "The Shadow in the Corner"; "Good Lady Ducayne"; and "Eveline's Visitant"), all of which were okay. Somewhat unremarkable. They're definitely not horror in terms of blood and gore -- more gothic, really -- and even the suspenseful parts were rather tame and predictable. I'm not especially well-versed in Victorian literature, so that may be typical. You've got your ghosts and old houses, rich women, quack doctors, and young depressed girls who aren't believed (the latter of which kind of pissed me off, but those were the times, I suppose).
I did enjoy that at least one of the stories took place around this time of year (autumn, early November-ish). Of these five, my favorite is the title story, "At Chrighton Abbey." It's set during Christmas, so if you're looking for a "scary ghost story and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago," this fits the bill.
This collection is touted as an "appetizer" for those new to Mary Elizabeth Braddon's work but unfortunately, it doesn't whet my appetite for reading more. I read this for Victober 2022 ("read a Victorian short story" was one of the prompts), Popsugar ("a book set in Victorian times"), and the Classics Club.
Trigger warnings: several stories involve suicide and one story includes anti-Semitic statements.
I did enjoy that at least one of the stories took place around this time of year (autumn, early November-ish). Of these five, my favorite is the title story, "At Chrighton Abbey." It's set during Christmas, so if you're looking for a "scary ghost story and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago," this fits the bill.
This collection is touted as an "appetizer" for those new to Mary Elizabeth Braddon's work but unfortunately, it doesn't whet my appetite for reading more. I read this for Victober 2022 ("read a Victorian short story" was one of the prompts), Popsugar ("a book set in Victorian times"), and the Classics Club.
Trigger warnings: several stories involve suicide and one story includes anti-Semitic statements.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Antisemitism
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