According to legend, six novices living in a Cornish convent strayed
from their vows and were turned to stone.
The seventh faced quite a
different fate.
Years later when the convent became the family mansion
of the St. Larnston family, fate beckoned to another young virgin.
Kerensa
Carlee was only a cottage girl, but she possessed great ambition and
greater beauty -- and she knew how to use them both.
Working in the
legend-haunted mansion as a lady's maid, Kerensa began her perilous
journey into womanhood.
She stirred old memories and mysteries, and
brought to that quiet corner of Victorian Cornwall moonlight madness and
an ancient vengeance . . . .
By the time this premiere issue of Marvel's Gothic Tales of Love appeared in 1975, Legend... was a certified best-seller and considered a classic of the genre...
So, presenting a condensed version of the novel was a clever marketing tool to boost sales of the new magazine.
Unfortunately,
Gothic Tales of Love only lasted for three issues before disappearing into the mists of time...
Note: With over two hundred books credited to her various pen-names, Eleanor never published a single book under her married name, though she had numerous stand-alone novels and several novel series under her maiden name, Eleanor Burford (all of which were written after she married)!
Next week:
Starting Monday, we celebrate our return with a daily presentation of a multi-part Gothic graphic novel...perfect for a "beach read"!
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if
You Miss It!
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you've heard that, eh?)
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