Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897) whilst most obviously defined as a gothic text is also a travelogue, a love story, and a picture of contemporary Victorian life. Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) sets science against superstition on the mists of the Grimpen Mire.
Both novels are brilliantly atmospheric as they investigate heritage, transgression and power.
This course will run fortnightly starting on Thursday 2nd February 2023.
Week 1: Face to face. Introduction to texts. Discussion and analysis of Dracula (up to end of Chapter VIII).
Week 2: Face to face. Discussion and analysis of Dracula (up to the end of Chapter XVIII).
Week 3: Face to face. Discussion and analysis of Dracula (up to the end of the novel).
Week 4: Face to face. Discussion and analysis of The Hound of the Baskervilles
Full fee £53/Concession fee £26