Join us on a literary world trip!
Add this book to bookshelf
Grey
Write a new comment Default profile 50px
Grey
Subscribe to read the full book or read the first pages for free!
I want to read the book!
All characters reduced
An Adventure - cover

An Adventure

C. A. E. Moberly, Eleanor F. Jourdain

Publisher: e-artnow

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Summary

Renowned 20th-century authors Moberly and Jourdain describe a visit they made to the Petit Trianon, a small château on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles. At the chateau, they see the chilling sight of the gardens as they had been in the late eighteenth century. Moberly and Jourdain cross paths with several terrifying ghosts of famous figures including Marie Antoinette.
Available since: 12/09/2023.
Print length: 80 pages.

Other books that might interest you

  • The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath - cover

    The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath

    H. P. Lovecraft

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is a novella by H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) published by Arkham House posthumously in 1943 in the collection Beyond the Wall of Sleep. Begun probably in the autumn of 1926, it was completed on January 22, 1927 and was unpublished in his lifetime. It is both the longest of the stories that make up his Dream Cycle and the longest Lovecraft work to feature protagonist Randolph Carter. Along with his 1927 novel The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, it can be considered one of the significant achievements of that period of Lovecraft's writing. The Dream-Quest combines elements of horror and fantasy into an epic tale that illustrates the scope and wonder of humankind's ability to dream.
    Show book
  • Night of the Crabs - cover

    Night of the Crabs

    Guy N. Smith

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Summer of ’76. A scorching heatwave hits Britain and holidaymakers flock to the beautiful Welsh coast for sun, sea and sand. But something is terribly wrong. When bathers start disappearing, marine biologist Professor Cliff Davenport discovers giant crabs lurking in the deep, hellbent on destruction. Can Davenport and the military annihilate these monstrous crustaceans before they extinguish humankind? Or is mass mutilation just a pincer-grip away? By the time you hear clickety-click … it’s already too late. Night of the Crabs is Guy N. Smith’s iconic pulp horror hit of the 1970s. Other titles in the series include Killer Crabs, Origin of the Crabs, Crabs on the Rampage, Crabs' Moon, Crabs: The Human Sacrifice, Killer Crabs: The Return, Charnel Caves and Crabs Omnibus.
    Show book
  • The Raven - A Terrifying Poem of Madness Death Obsession and the Inescapable Grip of Fate – An Unabridged Classic Horror Masterpiece - cover

    The Raven - A Terrifying Poem of...

    Edgar Allan Poe

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    DARKNESS HAS A VOICE—AND IT’S CALLING YOUR NAME! Welcome to the haunting world of The Raven—a soul-shattering journey into madness, obsession, and the chilling GRIP OF FATE. Step into the mind of a man whose heartache will echo in your bones. FEEL the crushing weight of loss as a simple visitor turns into an INESCAPABLE SYMBOL OF DESPAIR. HEAR the relentless tapping at the door, the endless echo of that one word—NEVERMORE—driving you to the brink of INSANITY. With every line, Poe’s genius pulls you deeper into the abyss of grief, where the DARKNESS feels alive. The vivid narration brings every shadow to life, amplifying the dread that builds with every breath. SEE the raven’s unblinking gaze as it casts a spell of torment binding you to the SORROW of a life forever changed. This isn’t just a poem—it’s a chilling descent into the mind of a man HANUTED by memories and tormented by fate. LISTEN NOW and let The Raven claw its way into your soul. FEEL THE COLD HANDS OF FATE CLOSE IN ON YOU!
    Show book
  • The Dwellers Under The Tombs - cover

    The Dwellers Under The Tombs

    Robert E. Howard

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    "The Dwellers Under the Tombs" is a short story by Robert E. Howard, first published in the 1976 collection, Lost Fantasies 4. The tale tells of a horrifying descent into a subterranean labyrinth beneath the mysterious Dagoth Hills.
    Show book
  • The Tourniquet - A Hope That Never Dies - cover

    The Tourniquet - A Hope That...

    Lark Lauren

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    The Tourniquet - A Hope That Never Dies is a poetic reckoning with memory, ego, and the quiet revolution of becoming. In a world caught between generational cycles and spiritual awakening, one man presented as Father Labby steps into the chrysalis—ready to dissolve the boundaries of self and transcend the illusions of time and space. 
Through fragmented reflections, strange stories, and a refusal to be understood by the mainstream, this book invites readers into a space beyond language. It is not a manifesto, nor a memoir, but a meditation on merging—on remembering what was forgotten, and gathering what was scattered. 
It is a journey through resistance, remembrance, and the fragile beauty of transformation. 
This is not a book for recognition. It is a book for dissolution. For those who feel the pulse beneath the noise—and dare to follow it.
    Show book
  • Fierceland - 'An impressive urgent novel' Mohsin Hamid - cover

    Fierceland - 'An impressive...

    Omar Musa

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    WINNER of both the MILES FRANKIN LITERARY AWARD and the VICTORIAN PREMIER AWARD'An impressive, urgent novel by a talented and courageous writer' Mohsin HamidAfter many years abroad, Harun and Roz return to Malaysian Borneo for the funeral of their palm-oil baron father, Yusuf  - and to reckon with their inheritance. Yusuf might be a hero to many, but his children know that not only has he built the family's immense wealth by destroying huge tracts of rainforest, but also that he was involved in the violent disappearance of a man who stood in his way.Harun is a successful tech entrepreneur in Los Angeles while Roz is an artist struggling to stay afloat in Sydney, and both are determined to return something their father stole from the forests of their homeland. In their quest for redemption they grapple with the legacy of power and corruption and are haunted - by the ghosts of colonialism, the ghosts of family, the ghosts of language, and the ghosts of the forest itself. A trailblazing journey across the globe, Fierceland is a language-bending story that weaves the past and the present into an emotionally powerful family saga that plays out at a mythical scale.'The forest may be disappearing, but in Musa's words it still grows: fierce, alive, untameable' Guardian Australia
    Show book