num_pages: 135
description: The Black Spider is one of the outstanding examples of the Swiss-German narrative tradition. Gotthelf's style is individual, racy and colloquial, and yet capable of visionary sweep and power, giving this plague-legend a formal beauty comparable to Coleridge's poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. "As weird and chilling as any modern horror novel" ~~ The Daily Mail. 
language: English
title: Black Spider
titlecomplete: Black Spider
genres: Fiction, Gothic, German Literature, School, Horror, Literature, Classics, 19th Century, Germany, Novella
ratings_count: 3618
places: Switzerland
publisher: Riverrun Pr