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I shall have to read this one

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The Melvyn Bragg interview is on TH-cam

Thanks that gave me some nice leads. I have you on my IPad on a side table so I can knit. My cat was here on my lap taking a great interest in your dog! I was wondering what he was thinking as you look quite a lot like me. He really seemed quite perplexed 🥺

The town is pronounced Howorth, not Hayworth 😊

Hi Rosamunde, I just found your TH-cam channel a few days ago, I love it, While watching one of your videos you mentioned your brother, I have been subscribed to The Prehistory Guys for a few years now, & love watching & learning from Michael & Rupert. I have subscribed to your channel now & I'm looking forward to spending time with you & Tilly. Watching from New Zealand.

Well, that episode just bumped up my World of Books wish list hehehe😅 I have read a lot of Susan Howach, all the church ones, her shorter early novels and Cashelmara and Penmarric ( even lived in a house called Penmarric once as well!). You I might like to try A Ship made of Paper by Scott Spencer and Real Life by Brandon Taylor - both American and very compelling.

Loving your videos 😊 I too went to Hay for the first time this year. I love Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre and Far from the Madding Crowd among others. Also enjoyed Howard’s End and The Way we live Now. I recently found authors such as Katherine Mansfield, Josephine Tey and Elizabeth Bowen. I haven’t finished a Dickens since I read Little Dorrit for A level - felt like it lasted forever!!! I do want to read Bleak House though. Wish there were more hours in a day to read !!

i want to read this!😊

I like John Banville, especially his series of murder mysteries starring Quirke. His first name has not been revealed though we’re up to #8 of the series. Banville also writes novels. His book The Sea won the Booker.

Oh, I love these unique ideas! My friend and I lead a Gothic Literature November tag if you're interested in joining. Either way, I'm glad I found your channel.

Its 104 where I am today and has been for days...😂 clicked on this one so fast😂😂

Thank you, Rosamunde, for this Letter "B" selection. I recently watched your video on the Brontës. It seems I'm not watching your podcasts in the correct order. Although not directly related to the Olympics, I would recommend Lawrence Hill's The Illegal as it has to do with running (to freedom), relates directly to the global illegal mass migration crisis, and follows the struggles of undocumented refugees. Hill is famous in Canadian Literature for another work, The Book of Negroes.

It's funny your first book is Northanger Abbey. I am currently reading that and once finished I am going to read Mysteries of Udolpho which is referenced several times in Northanger Abbey.

I recommend The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

Love this reading list. I haven't read The House on the Strand and will look that up immediately. Love all the other choices. It's definitely time to re-read The Name of the Rose. Look forward to the overtly gothic/halloween list.

Might I suggest "Melmoth the Wanderer" by Charles Maturin? It was quite a slog getting through it, but by the end, wow! Stories inside of stories inside of stories. I've never felt so accomplished as a reader as I did when I finished this book!

So many beloved favorites and a few I've not heard of! Thanks for these great recommendations --- I love gothics!

I am trying to read as many banned books as I can this year. I have Lady Chatterly's Lover and Women in Love and Sons and Lovers on my list. Right now I am reading The Well of Lonliness.

Thank you for such a wonderful list! I found 3 books that I definitely want to read. Plus, doggie presence always makes videos better 😊

Thanks!

I would add ‘Endless Night’, by Agatha Christie. Your speaking of the unreliable narrator in ‘Gone Girl’ reminded me of that book. Truthfully, you had me at ‘Northanger Abbey’. ❤✌️

New subscriber, l am from Kentucky in the USA! Love Tillie she is so beautiful. Right now I have 2 dogs and 1 cat but one of my dogs is expecting and I am going to keep 1 of her pups.Her name is Oreo and she is a big mixed breed dog, the neighbor behind me dog jumped over the fence and well you guess what happened.HaHa! So glad I found your channel!😊

I associate Autumn, particularly October, with Ray Bradbury. For some reason, I also associate the season with New England here in the States. Thanks for the ideas. The novel by du Maurier sounds fascinating.

such great recommendations, i'm hoping to read my first daphne du maurier novel this autumn!

Uncle Tom's Cabin ... loved it. But, To Kill a Mockingbird is actually what got me interested in reading on my own / to myself (as opposed to reading nightly to the children). Another great list! Of all that you mentioned, I put Frankenstein at the top of my TBR ... seems good for the autumn reading list. 😊 Thank you!

Thank you, rose, I enjoyed some of the books you presented.

Did you read The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry? For me It has a kind of Gothic atmosphere. Thank you for your recommendations. Greetings from Amsterdam. Marian

“Gothic without getting totally into horror”, a mystery with a touch of the supernatural. Yes! My favorite genre. I highly recommend The Uninvited by Dorothy Macardle (1942) and The Red Lamp by Mary Roberts Rinehart (1925). For something just a little more “modern”, The People from the Sea (mid 1970s) by Velda Johnston.

The Name of the Rose is one of my favourites, one of the few books I've re-read. I also love Thomas Hardy but I haven't read Return of the Native yet, something to look forward too!

Thank you for all the suggestions - they all seem very solid. I've read a few of them, but am looking forward to adding the others to my TBR. ❤

This was fantastic. Such a lovely list. I've been actually wanting to read The Name of the Rose for the last year, and your beautiful recommendation was exactly what I needed to finally make it a priority this Autumn, so thank you so much for that... I cannot wait for your Harry Potter review. That just totally made my day to know that it's coming. 🙂 Have you read her series written under the Robert Galbraith pseudonym? They very much fit the theme. And I'd love to hear your opinion about them... 🙂 Thank you and happy reading!

Harry Potter will always have a special place in my heart but JK Rowling’s behavior has been truly despicable. I’m very disappointed in how she’s changed over the years. Anyway, there are some really great recommendations here! Lovely video x

Your channel is new to me and I just wanted to pop in and say I love your style and your taste. The tip you gave about knowing the story before reading the novel is a good one. I often tell people the same. I also love Dickens, and I was thrilled to see you recommend Trollope’s The Way We Live Now. Trollope is so insightful and knows how to write a memorable character, and is somehow so easy to read.

I enjoy your channel. Where can I find your writing?

My copy of 'The House on the Strand' looks exactly like yours! 😄 "The Name of the Rose" sounds fascinating. After I finish with a collection of short stories by Katherine Mansfield, I'll be digging my heels into Dickens' "Our Mutual Friend" for book club. That will keep me plenty busy this autumn season. 😍 Send Tillie my love and give her a sweet doggie biscuit for me. 🐕

I've recently reread "Northanger Abbey" and found it even more delightful than the first time. Currently enjoying a lot "The keep", by Jennifer Egan. Since I'm still in chapter 4, I'll say it is a promising modern gothic novel.

What an absolute delight. Thank you so much for sharing your recommendations. I have a list to request from my local library. Happy reading x

I wass Born 1st of october 1981 - when you were Reading Daphne Du Maurier 😅 perhaps I will Pick that one up

Daphne du Maurier....she's on my list of must reads. Thank you for the reminder.❤

Had to pause this when you mentioned 'House on the Strand' to check out my bookshelf as remembered reading it many years ago and wasn't sure if it was one of hers from when i was buying them in paperback or one I'd read from the library. Sure enough i have the copy printed in 1979! No wonder i couldn't remember the storyline 😁

Just finished reading Dorian Gray for first time. Love Rebecca but haven't read The House on the Strand so will pick up a copy! Was about to start reading Far From the Madding Crowd again but think I'll swap it for Return of the Native for now. And must revisit Jane Eyre again. I usually go for WH. I love your voice and book recommendations, and seeing Tilly again obviously!

I love your videos. Joanne Harris has a few Gothic novellas. I live in North West Spain, 28/34°C still 😊 Great choices

Thanks rosamunde. I love to cosy down with a good book in autumn. I thoroughly enjoyed The Name of the Rose not only for it's murder mystery but also for its detailed historical account of life in a medieval monastery. Absolutely fascinating. Another book I really enjoyed was The Alienist by Caleb Carr set in Victorian New York and about the early days of criminal psychology. Tttt (tummy tickles to Tilly) 🐶🐶

subscribed!! you are the eldest book-tuber I've. Simply clean and nice videos, loved the Wales greenery you had shared earlier. Keep inspiring ma'm !!

Thanks, I found a few books I will probably be reading... Thomas Hardy and Daphne du Maurier.

Love those earrings! I would recommend The Seance by John Harwood. I found it a few months ago at a thrift store, and it really ticked all the boxes for a gothic novel. Also The Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick. Very different books, but both really satisfying reads for me.

Any book by Ruth Rendell and under her pseudonym, Barbara Vine. I get goosebumps just thinking about them.

Great video 😊 and book selections

I recommend Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Excellent!