Lesbian Gothic: Transgressive Fictions

A brilliant scholarly exploration of how Gothic fiction became a subversive playground for lesbian narratives. Cassell unpacks the shadows, secrets, and transgressive desires lurking in everything from classic Gothic novels to contemporary queer retellings. Sharp, insightful, and wonderfully eerie, this is literary criticism that reads like uncovering hidden passages in a haunted mansion. Perfect for queer studies scholars, Gothic literature enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by how forbidden desire has always found ways to write itself into the dark corners of fiction.