A gothic cookbook : hauntingly delicious recipes inspired by 13 classic tales

Buchan, Ella, author.

Book 2024

"From Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, A Gothic Cookbook focuses on thirteen different Gothic stories and their edible motifs before bringing them to life--and to your table. Delicious yet devious, this cookbook is a culinary and literary delight. Dracula lulls protagonist Jonathan Harker into a false sense of security with cold cuts and a spicy, smoky, peppery stew. Frankenstein's "monster" starts out...

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ISBN:

9781524894085

Description:

xiv, 199 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Hauntingly delicious recipes inspired by 13 classic tales
Hauntingly delicious recipes inspired by thirteen classic tales

Notes:

First published in 2024 by Unboad (London)
Includes index

Contents:

A vegetarian monster: betrayal and berries in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Gin, tea, and not enough sympathy in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre
Gothic gourmands and bitter sweets in Wilkie Collin's The woman in white
Conspicious consumption and cold hearts in Oscar Wilde's The picture of Dorian Gray
Best served bloody: cold-comfort meals in Bram Stoker's Dracula
The tyranny of tea, and tales told by tangerines, in Daphne de Maurier's Rebecca
Hungry hearts and seeking solace in sundaes in Carson McCuller's The heart is a lonely hunter
A hungry home and stiff suppers in Shirley Jackson's The haunting of Hill House
The food of witchcraft, and neighbours from Hell, in Ira Levin's Rosemary's baby
Food as fantasy, and craving contentment in Angela Carter's "The bloody chamber"
Clinging to comfort food with cold, dead hands in Susan Hill's The woman in black
A ravenous ghost and sweet things in Toni Morrison's Beloved
Domestic vampires and distant memories of food in Jewelle Gomez's The Gilda stories

LCCN:

2024938590

Control Number:

3410347

Other Authors:

Henry, Lee, illsutrator
Pino, Alessandra, author

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