The Thirteenth Tale

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The Thirteenth Tale is a gothic mystery novel by Diane Setterfield that follows a biographer uncovering the dark, tangled history of a reclusive and enigmatic author.

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instanceOf novel
adaptationFormat television film
adaptationNetwork BBC Two
adaptationReleaseYear 2013
adaptationStars Olivia Colman
Vanessa Redgrave
adaptedAs The Thirteenth Tale (2013 film)
linked to: The Thirteenth Tale
author Diane Setterfield
awardReceived New York Times bestseller status
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
debutWorkOf Diane Setterfield
genre gothic fiction
mystery fiction
hasMediaType audiobook
print
hasMotif ghostly atmosphere
hidden manuscripts
old mansion
hasTheme family secrets
gothic horror elements
identity
storytelling
twins
unreliable narration
isbn 978-0-7432-9802-2
language English
literaryAllusion Jane Eyre
The Turn of the Screw
mainCharacter Margaret Lea
Vida Winter
market international
narrativePerspective first person
notableFor frame narrative structure
modern take on classic gothic fiction
pageCount around 400
placeOfPublication London
linked to: London, England

New York City
publicationDate 2006
publisher Atria Books
Orion Books
setting Yorkshire
structure story within a story
targetAudience adult readers

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Sophie Turner notableWork The Thirteenth Tale
Sophie Turner appearedIn The Thirteenth Tale
Harry Escott notableWork The Thirteenth Tale
Tom Goodman-Hill notableWork The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale adaptedAs The Thirteenth Tale (2013 film)
linked to: The Thirteenth Tale
Rosie Alison notableWork The Thirteenth Tale (television film)
linked to: The Thirteenth Tale
Rosie Alison producerOf The Thirteenth Tale (television film)
linked to: The Thirteenth Tale