T. J. Horsley Curties

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Sir Thomas Isaac Horsley Curties KB (d. 1859) was a British Gothic novelist and a member of the Hanoverian court.[1] He is best remembered for his last novel, The Monk of Udolpho (1807), which drew criticism for its title's apparent plagiarism of the best-selling novels The Monk (1796) and The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794).[2]

Novels[edit]

Ethelwina, Or The House of Fitz-Auburne (1799)[1]

Ancient Records, Or, The Abbey of Saint Oswythe (1801)[3][4]

The Scottish Legend, Or The Isle of Saint Clothair (1802)

The Watch Tower; Or, The Sons of Ulthona (1804)

St. Botolph’s Priory; Or, The Sable Mask (1806)

The Monk of Udolpho (1807)[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Townshend, Dale (2012). "Royalist Historiography in T. J. Horsley Curties's Ethelwina, Or The House of Fitz-Auburne (1799)". Gothic Studies. 14 (1): 57–73. doi:10.7227/GS.14.1.8. hdl:10036/4163. ISSN 1362-7937.
  2. ^ Townshend, Dale (2013). "T. I. Horsley Curties, Romance, and the Gift of Death". European Romantic Review. 24 (1): 23–42. doi:10.1080/10509585.2013.747806. ISSN 1050-9585.
  3. ^ Townshend, Dale (2011). "Improvement and Repair: Architecture, Romance and the Politics of Gothic, 1790–1817". Literature Compass. 8 (10): 712–738. doi:10.1111/j.1741-4113.2011.00815.x. ISSN 1741-4113.
  4. ^ Curties, T. J. Horsley (1801). Ancient records; or, The abbey of Saint Oswythe. A romance, etc. William Lane.
  5. ^ Townshend, Dale (2008-06-08). "T. J. Horsley Curties and Royalist Gothic: The Case of The Monk of Udolpho (1807)". The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies (4): 1–14.
  6. ^ Hoeveler, Diane (2013-02-01). "William-Henry Ireland, T. I. Curties Horsley, and the Anti-Catholic Gothic Novel". European Romantic Review.