The Castle of the King

Bram Stoker

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The Castle of the King by Bram Stoker is offered here in a clean English digital edition prepared for fluent ebook reading. The work stands within horror and gives modern readers direct access to a public-domain classic with navigable structure and a restrained typographic presentation. The opening pages establish the book's atmosphere with this first movement: When they told the poor Poet that the One he loved best was lying sick in the shadow of danger, he was nigh distraught. For weeks past he had been alone; she, his Wife, having gone afar to her old home to see an aged grandsire ere he died. The Poet's heart had for some days been oppressed with a str This edition is suited to readers who want a reliable, uncluttered version of the text for study, rediscovery, and sustained reading.

Disponibile da: 06/06/2026.

Lunghezza di stampa: 18 pagine.

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