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The Jewel of Seven Stars (1903) is a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Written during a period of increased interest in Egyptology across Europe, The Jewel of Seven Stars helped to establish the Irish master of Gothic horror's reputation as a leading writer of the early twentieth-century.
In the middle of the night, a young lawyer is roused from sleep by Margaret Trelawny. At her urgent request, he accompanies her to the house of her father, Abel...
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The Lair of the White Worm (1911) is a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Published only a year before Stoker's death, The Lair of the White Worm helped to establish the Irish master of Gothic horror's reputation as a leading writer of the early-twentieth century. The novel is partly based on the legend of the Lambton Worm, a story from popular English folklore dating back to at least the 14th century.
In 1860, an Australian named Adam Salton is...
3) Dracula
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Dracula ist ein 1897 veröffentlichter Roman des irischen Schriftstellers Bram Stoker. Die zentrale Figur, Graf Dracula, ist der wohl berühmteste Vampir der Literaturgeschichte. Der Londoner Rechtsanwalt Jonathan Harker reist auf Wunsch des Grafen Dracula nach Siebenbürgen, da dieser zuvor in London ein Haus erworben hat und nun den Kauf und die bevorstehende Überfahrt durch seinen Anwalt abklären lassen möchte. Auf der Hinfahrt bemerkt Harker...
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Overview: The punctured throat, the coffin lid slowly opening, the unholy shriek as the stake pierces the heart-these are just a few of the chilling images Bram Stoker unleashed upon the world with his 1897 masterpiece, Dracula. Inspired by the folk legend of nosferatu, the undead, Stoker created a timeless tale of gothic horror and romance that has enthralled and terrified readers ever since. A true masterwork of storytelling, Dracula has transcended...
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A chilling collection of classic gothic short stories written by Bram Stoker, all connected through the theme of vampires. "Gothic fiction" is a subgenre of Gothic horror that is defined by a combination of fiction writing with horror, death, and sometimes romance. It arguably originated from the 1764 novel "The Castle of Otranto" by English author Horace Walpole, which was subtitled "A Gothic Story" after the second edition. Abraham "Bram" Stoker...
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In this collection, werewolves, vampires and ghosts stalk their victims through the nights. Incorporating elements from both horror and fantasy, these supernatural stories are terrifying tales filled with extraordinarily imaginative creations. Often difficult to distinguish between the real villains of the world and the hallucinations of the fragile psyche, these stories will both disturb and enthral readers.
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Découvrez le dernier roman écrit par Bram Stoker
Qui est Lady Arabella, et quel ignoble secret la lie-t-elle pour l'éternité au Ver blanc qui hante le coin tranquille de l'Angleterre o vient de débarquer Adam Salton ? Par quelle ruse le jeune homme pourrait-il sauver la jolie Mimi Watford des griffes du monstre tapi dans les entrailles de la terre ? Jusqu'à quelle fantastique découverte les mènera leur hallucinante enquête à travers l'histoire,...
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Pour la première fois, le texte original de ce roman fantastique de Stoker est publié dans son intégralité !
Assailli dans une pièce entièrement close par quelque chose ou quelqu'un, un éminent égyptologue est plongé dans un étrange état cataleptique. Puis, peu après, au même endroit, certains objets précieux disparaissent pendant que d'autres reviennent dans de troublantes et inexplicables conditions. Et, tandis que le mystère grandit,...
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Blood, gore, murder, and sin-Victorian literature's darkest horrors await you.
The penny dreadfuls were cheap nineteenth-century English stories that featured gothic, lurid, disturbing, and tantalizing content. These horror serials cost a penny per issue, hence their name: penny dreadfuls. The penny dreadfuls often paid homage to-and even inspired-many of the more famous narratives of the horror genre.
This book pairs three obscure yet influential...
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Dévorez le premier roman de Stocker, auteur mythique du sanglant Dracula
Arthur Severn, jeune Anglais qui vient d'hériter de la fortune de sa tante, découvre le Connemara. Il s'y éprend de Norah Joyce, dont le père est honteusement spolié par Murtagh Murdock, l'odieux Gombeen Man, usurier rural détesté par toute la communauté paysanne. Il aide son ami Dick Sutherland, géologue, à sonder la « tourbière mouvante » qui, à en croire divers...
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