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A Gothic Cookbook

By Ella Buchan and Alessandra Pino, with illustrations by Lee Henry

A feast for the senses: an illustrated cookbook inspired by classic and contemporary Gothic texts.

The crowd has spoken – A Gothic Cookbook is happening. Pre-order your reward now.

FEATURED REWARD

$45 + shipping

188 pledges

Signed Hardback

Signed first edition hardback.

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Ebook
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$15

12 pledges

Digital

The ebook version of 'A Gothic Cookbook'.

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$35 + shipping

289 pledges

Hardback

A first edition hardback.

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Ebook
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$60 + shipping

15 pledges

Bar blade

An exclusive Gothic-inspired bar blade with a quote from a classic text.

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Signed first-edition hardback
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$65 + shipping

8 pledges

Tea Towel

A tea towel emblazoned with a bespoke illustration from A Gothic Cookbook.

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Signed first-edition hardback
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$70 + shipping

2 pledges

Virtual Talk with co-author of A Gothic Cookbook, Alessandra Pino

A ticket to a virtual talk about Gothic literature and food by co-author and academic, Alessandra Pino.

LIMITED TO 40.

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Signed first edition hardback
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$75 + shipping

17 pledges

Cook with a Friend

Two signed first edition hardbacks so you can share ideas and recipes.

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Two ebooks
Both of your names in the back of the book

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$85 + shipping

47 pledges

Cocktail Booklet

A beautifully illustrated booklet of libations inspired by favourite Gothic novels, printed in full colour on high-quality recycled paper, in the style of a bound pamphlet or vintage chapbook.

More than a dozen cocktail recipes include a Mint Espresso Martini, inspired by coffee and creme de menthe in Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby, a Champagne cocktail as quaffed by vampires in Jewelle Gomez’s The Gilda Stories, and a Corpse Reviver 1818 – stiffened with absinthe and named in honour of the year Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was published.

And, of course, your very own Cup of Stars a la Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House – though ours is a sheer, silky-smooth clarified rum milk punch based on an 18th-century recipe.

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Signed first edition hardback
Ebook
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$90 + shipping

3 pledges

Limited edition Art Print

A signed, limited edition A4 art print by the illustrator of A Gothic Cookbook, Lee Henry. Your print will be printed in colour on high quality 300gsm paper.

LIMITED TO 50.

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Signed first-edition hardback
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$110 + shipping

13 pledges

Dinner Party Kit

An exclusive set of illustrated recipe cards to inspire a Gothic-themed meal for yourself or to try with friends, family or your book club.

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Bar blade
Tea towel
Signed first edition hardback
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$120 + shipping

7 pledges

Cocktail Party Kit

A beautifully illustrated, full-colour, booklet with more than a dozen recipes for Gothic cocktails, from an absinthe-infused Corpse Reviver 1818 – named in honour of the year Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was first published – and a Cup of Stars inspired by Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House (ours is a clarified milk punch, stiffened with rum).

You’ll also get a set of 3 downloadable, illustrated cocktail recipe cards that can be shared with friends.

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Bar blade
Tea towel
Signed first edition hardback
Ebook
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$190 + shipping

1 pledge

Tea with Mrs Danvers

The authors of A Gothic Cookbook will dress up as Mrs Danvers from Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca and bring afternoon tea to you and your friends, family, colleagues or book group.

We'll prepare the entire spread described in the novel and served each day, at half past four, at Manderley, from the "dripping crumpets", scones and "sandwiches of a mysterious nature" to the angel cake, its "rather stodgier cousin" (a fruit-laced pound cake) and "that very special gingerbread". And we'll bring it to your home or a location of your choice.*

The spread is enough to serve 10-12 people (or you will have plenty of leftovers – and we will offer storage tips!).

*We will travel, on a mutually convenient day and time, to: Greater London, Greater Manchester, Co Durham, North Yorkshire, Northumberland, or Tyne & Wear. Pledge level limited to 3.

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Signed first edition hardback
Ebook
Tea towel
A digital/downloadable Manderley afternoon tea recipe booklet
Your name (or group's name) in the back of the book

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$250 + shipping

Book Club

Five signed first edition hardbacks to read with your book club or friends.

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Five signed limited edition A4 art prints by the illustrator of A Gothic Cookbook, Lee Henry.
Five ebooks
Up to five names in the back of the book

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$1,250 + shipping

Patron

Be one of our biggest supporters.

Our patron level includes a special thank you printed in the FRONT of the book with your name and/or the name of your organisation.

You will also have our eternal, undying (and undead) gratitude for helping to bring our book into being.

LIMITED TO 5.

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Five signed first edition hardbacks
Five ebooks

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FEATURED REWARD

$125 + shipping

10 pledges

Gothic Pet Portraits

A beautiful, drawn-to-order portrait of your beloved animal companion, whether gerbil, guinea pig or Great Dane. Hand-drawn in a gloriously Gothic style by Lee Henry, illustrator of A Gothic Cookbook, and including your pet's name.

Your Gothic pet portrait will be printed in colour on A3 high-quality 300gsm paper.

LIMITED TO 10.

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Signed first edition hardback
Ebook
Your name (or your pet's name, if you'd prefer) in the back of the book.

$60 + shipping

5 pledges

Vegetarian Monster Special

Celebrate Mary Shelley's 224th birthday with this limited-time "Vegetarian Monster" themed pledge, inspired by her (and Victor's) most famous creation.

Receive a set of 13 beautifully illustrated, downloadable cards with vegetarian recipes from A Gothic Cookbook, with step-by-step instructions for dishes such as a Shepherd's Breakfast Bake (a savoury bread pudding inspired by a meal devoured by Frankenstein's creature), walnut ravioli from Rebecca and a meat-free take on Jonathan Harker's paprika hendl (Dracula).

(There will be tried and tested vegan adaptations where relevant.)

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Signed first edition hardback
Ebook
Your name in the back of the book

$250 + shipping

1 pledge

Bespoke Illustration

A one-off A3 illustration of yourself or the subject of your choice hand-drawn and signed by the illustrator of A Gothic Cookbook, Lee Henry.

LIMITED TO 1.

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Signed first edition hardback
Ebook
Your name in the back of the book

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