William Hughes is an academic with more than thirty years’ experience of teaching and research in the United Kingdom and Asia. He is a past president of the International Gothic Association, the former editor of the academic journal Gothic Studies, and the author, editor, or co-editor of more than 20 books in the fields of gothic and medical history. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of East Anglia.

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William Hughes is an academic with more than thirty years’ experience of teaching and research in the United Kingdom and Asia. He is a past president of the International Gothic Association, the former editor of the academic journal Gothic Studies, and the author, editor, or co-editor of more than 20 books in the fields of gothic and medical history. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of East Anglia.

• Preface Abbreviations Chronology Introduction THE DICTIONARY Bibliography About the Author