Synopsis: "A synthesis of domestic and Gothic fiction, a convergence of the imaginary horrors of Gothic fantasy and the real horrors of domestic life during an era of revolution and reaction. ... The title, 'Marchmont' refers to a family, to a young man who attempts to maintain the decent family name against ruthless schemers, and to the decaying family mansion at Eastwoodleigh, the habitat of ghosts and other unnatural phenomena." - F. S. Frank, The First Gothics: A Critical Guide to the English Gothic Novel, p. 425. Also, see M. Summers, A Gothic Bibliography, p. 399.