" An overwrought classic, chosen for the Qld Art Gallery members bookclub to coincide with the horror films screening at the Cinematheque. The purple prose is hard to deal with, but Mary was only 19 when she wrote it under the influence of Shelley & Byron, so the novel has to be seen in context. And her book has influenced a whole genre of novels, films & plays etc. Just about every character is monstrous in some way... "
— Helen, 2/11/2014