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  The Whispering House - Where the...

  Ibnul Jaif Farabi

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  The job was simple: survive the winter in a remote, cliffside mansion, keep the pipes from freezing, and collect a life-changing sum of money. For Ibnul Jaif Farabi, a reclusive writer fleeing a shattered life and crushing debt, the isolated grandeur of Blackwater Hall offers the perfect refuge. The contract is clear—he will be utterly alone for five months, with only the howling coastal wind and his own thoughts for company. The silence is part of the payment. 
  But the house is never silent. On his first night, Ibnul hears the distinct, impossible sound of footsteps pacing the floor above his locked bedroom. The estate’s history, which he initially dismissed as local gossip, begins to press in on him: tales of the reclusive, vanished family who built it, and the tragic accident that left a wing sealed shut. As the winter storms isolate him completely, the phenomena escalate from whispers in the dark to physical manifestations—a door left ajar, a chair pulled out from a table, a child’s laughter echoing from the disused nursery. The meticulously documented house rules, left by the absent owner, start to feel less like instructions and more like a ritual for survival. 
  Is Ibnul’s fragile mind, burdened by grief and guilt, fabricating a haunting from the shadows? Or has he become an unwitting participant in a decades-old game, trapped with something that watches from the walls? To uncover the truth, he must venture into the sealed wing of Blackwater Hall, where the house’s original sin is waiting, and learn that some silences are not meant to be broken.

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  Royal Children of English History

  E. Nesbit

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  From the first chapter: "History is a story, a story of things that happened to real live people in our England years ago; and the things that are happening here and now, and that are put in the newspapers, will be history for little children one of these days. And the people you read about in history were real live people, who were good and bad, and glad and sorry, just as people are now-a-days."E. Nesbit writes about some of the people behind the names, dates and battles of English History in this lovely book for older children.  The original book contains some beautiful illustrations and you can see those by clicking the 'Gutenberg' link below.  Summary by Cori Samuel.

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  The Jewel of Seven Stars

  Bram Stoker

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  "Hither the Gods come not at any summons. The Nameless One has insulted them and is forever alone. Go not nigh, lest their vengeance wither you away!" The warning was inscribed on the entrance of the hidden tomb, forgotten for millennia in the sands of mystic Egypt. Then the archaeologists and grave robbers came in search of the fabled Jewel of Seven Stars, which they found clutched in the hand of the mummy. Few heeded the ancient warning, until all who came in contact with the jewel began to die in a mysterious and violent way, with the marks of a strangler around their neck. 
  Now, in a bedroom filled with ancient relics, a distinguished Egyptologist lies senseless, stricken by a force that challenges human understanding. From beyond the grave, Queen Tera is reaching out for the mysterious jewel that will bring her five-thousand-year-old plan to fulfillment.

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  Moor The (Unabridged)

  Rosalie Parker

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  Rosalie Parker runs the independent UK publishing house Tartarus Press with R. B. Russell. Her previous collections include The Old Knowledge (Swan River Press 2010) and Damage (PS Publishing 2016). "In the Garden" was selected for Best New Horror 21 (2010), and "Random Flight" for Best British Horror 2015. Rosalie lives in Coverdale, North Yorkshire, the magnificent landscape of which inspires and sometimes provides the settings for her writing.
  THE MOOR: As soon as Simone set foot on the path through the heather her spirits began to rise. The red grouse were nesting, but the cries of curlew and lapwing, and the piping of meadow pipits and the trilling of skylarks punctuated the perfect stillness.

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  The Demon Count's Daughter

  Anne Stuart

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  A love for danger is bred in her blood.Her willful passion sends her into the arms of a stranger.It's impossible for a young woman with Luciana's passionate bloodlines to lead a boring, sheltered life in London. With her parents away on holiday, she and a small entourage escape to Venice, where the mystery, danger and romance of her mother and father's early years have always beckoned.Tall and raven-haired, the beauty is on a secret mission and is expecting to meet with compatriots. But the dangers surround her far more than she imagined, and her father's aged palazzo is not the sanctuary she hoped for. Her only protection is an irresistible but mysterious stranger who captures her heart. His secrets tell him to keep his distance. But Luciana will get what she wants. She is, after all, the Demon Count's daughter.

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  Frankenstein the Original 1818...

  Mary Shelley

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  Frankenstein: The Original 1818 Text by Mary Shelley is a timeless gothic novel that explores the dangers of unchecked ambition and the ethical dilemmas of scientific advancement. First published in 1818, this groundbreaking work tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but reckless scientist who creates a sentient creature in his quest to conquer death. However, his experiment spirals into tragedy as the creature, abandoned and misunderstood, seeks both revenge and companionship. Shelley's novel delves into themes of isolation, responsibility, and the consequences of playing god, making it a cornerstone of both horror and science fiction literature. This edition preserves the original text, offering readers an unfiltered experience of Shelley’s haunting masterpiece.

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