This volume is part of the Mothers of the Macabre series, celebrating the gothic horror masterpieces of pioneering women writers who played a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the genre.

Regina Maria Roche's 'The Children of the Abbey: A Tale' is a captivating novel that follows the story of a young orphan, Amanda Fitzalan, as she navigates through a world filled with deceit, romance, and intrigue.

"Clermont is the story of Madeline, a porcelain doll of a Gothic heroine, who lives in seclusion from society with her father, Clermont, whose past is shrouded in mystery.