The Moors
Published on 21. August 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-350-51686-1 (ISBN)
Description
"There is great imagination and intrigue here, and it is eminently entertaining." - The Guardian
Backdropped by the bleak English moors, two sisters (and their dog) live a dreary existence, as they dream of forbidden love and power. So, when a hapless governess and a moor-hen arrive at their manor house, the two see a chance to claim what they've always wanted... no matter how destructive.
A loving pastiche of the gothic genre, Jen Silverman echoes and channels the Bronte sisters in this irreverent celebration, that is equal parts brutal, lusty, and deranged.
A macabre, queer thriller, The Moors is published in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, featuring a new introduction by Christine Scarfuto.
Backdropped by the bleak English moors, two sisters (and their dog) live a dreary existence, as they dream of forbidden love and power. So, when a hapless governess and a moor-hen arrive at their manor house, the two see a chance to claim what they've always wanted... no matter how destructive.
A loving pastiche of the gothic genre, Jen Silverman echoes and channels the Bronte sisters in this irreverent celebration, that is equal parts brutal, lusty, and deranged.
A macabre, queer thriller, The Moors is published in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, featuring a new introduction by Christine Scarfuto.
Reviews / Votes
There is great imagination and intrigue here, and it is eminently entertaining. * The Guardian *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
132 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-51686-1 (9781350516861)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Jen Silverman Jen Silverman (they/them) is a playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Plays include: The Moors, The Roommate, Spain, Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties, and Witch. Books include The Island Dwellers, We Play Ourselves and There's Going to be Trouble. Silverman is a three-time MacDowell Fellow, a New Dramatists alum, and a Scholar of Note at the American Library in Paris. Honors include
fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim.
fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim.