Tag Archives: Herman Melville

My Beloved Silvestra

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Russell Croft

I recently blogged about Herman Melville’s character “Bartleby the Scrivener” as being one of Gothic horror. Having re-read Thomas Mann’s short story, “Mario and the Magician”, I find his portrayal of Cipolla the Conjurer similarly unsettling, and I think it … Continue reading →

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Bartleby the Apparition

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Russell Croft

Certain figures from nineteenth century gothic horror fiction are still very much part of mainstream culture. One thinks of Frankenstein’s monster, Dracula the vampire, and Doctor Jekyll’s murderous alter-ego Mr Hyde. Less well-known, but more unsettling in my opinion, is … Continue reading →

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