Month: January 2025

Among the Gnomes: Introduction

Who has ever occupied himself seriously with the investigation of the “night-side of Nature,” or studied the works of Theophrastus Paracelsus, and not become acquainted with the celebrated “Untersberg” (the “mountain of the lower world”) and its mysterious inhabitants, the fairies and gnomes? Like a gigantic outpost of the Austrian Alps, this snow-capped wing of […]

Winter Tales: The Wanderings of an Immortal

William Harrison Ainsworth (February 4, 1805 – January 3, 1882) was an English historical novelist known for his contributions to the Gothic genre and historical fiction. Born in Manchester, he initially trained as a lawyer but soon turned his focus to literature, where he found considerable success. Though his first published novel, Sir John Chiverton, […]