Classic & Older Gothic

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

The Prince of Denmark feigns madness while plotting revenge against his uncle, who murdered his father and married his mother. Shakespeare's meditation on mortality, action versus inaction, and the corrupting nature of power remains the most quoted and psychologically complex tragedy in English literature.

More Classic & Older Gothic

• Redwall — Brian Jacques
• Chapterhouse: Dune — Frank Herbert
• The Naked Sun — Isaac Asimov
• The Vile Village — Lemony Snicket
• The Pillars of the Earth — Ken Follett
• Christine — Stephen King
• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom — Miguel Ruiz
• Winnie-the-Pooh — A.A. Milne

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