Few literary traditions have been as successful in turning fear into an instrument of imagination as the English Gothic novel. From the ruined castles and supernatural apparitions of the eighteenth century to the psychological darkness of the Victorian novel, Gothic fiction has continually reinvented itself. Its familiar ingredients are well known: haunted houses, mysterious manuscripts,…
Yashvi Jain’s journey into the world of writing began with a familiar experience among enthusiastic readers: the desire to discover more stories of the kind that hold the imagination captive. What distinguishes her response is that she chose to create the worlds she wanted to explore. Drawn to mystery, fantasy, suspense and humour, Jain began…
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Nancy Taylor Rosenberg: The Forgotten Queen of the Legal Thriller A Detailed Profile, Critical Appreciation, and Reading Guide Among the many bestselling authors who dominated the legal thriller boom of the 1990s, Nancy Taylor Rosenberg occupies a rather unusual position. Readers who regularly picked up courtroom thrillers during that period will instantly recognise her…
The first time I encountered Kumar Pankaj was not through an interview, a literary discussion, or a recommendation from a critic. It was through the world of Elga Gorus. Like many readers of my generation, I had reached a point where a great deal of contemporary fiction felt increasingly predictable. The stories were often competent,…
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To approach the essays of Aldous Huxley is to enter a realm where intellect and imagination converse with rare ease. Students often encounter Huxley first through his celebrated novel Brave New World, yet his essays remain equally significant, perhaps even more revealing of his intellectual personality. The essay, for Huxley, is not merely a form…