One novel to concentrate on, however, an interesting link to another. The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter, a novella co-authored by Ambrose Bierce and Adolphe Danziger de Castro, presents itself as a brooding, gothic exploration of forbidden love, morality, and tragedy. However, upon closer inspection, it reveals itself as a delightful conundrum of overwrought melodrama, … Continue reading Echoes of Forbidden Desire: A Gothic Connection