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  Count Dracula

  Bram Stoker

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  Dracula is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897. As an epistolary novel, the narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist but opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taking a business trip to stay at the castle of a Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula. Harker escapes the castle after discovering that Dracula is a vampire, and the Count moves to England and plagues the seaside town of Whitby. A small group, led by Abraham Van Helsing, hunt Dracula and, in the end, kill him. 
   
  Dracula was mostly written in the 1890s. Stoker produced over a hundred pages of notes for the novel, drawing extensively from Transylvanian folklore and history. Some scholars have suggested that the character of Dracula was inspired by historical figures like the Wallachian prince Vlad the Impaler or the countess Elizabeth Báthory, but there is widespread disagreement. Stoker's notes mention neither figure. He found the name Dracula in Whitby's public library while holidaying there, picking it because he thought it meant devil in Romanian. 
   
  Included here too is a history of the real Dracula, the vampires of lore, the German film Nosferatu as well as a study of iconic Dracula actor Bella Lagosi and the famous Universal films of his remarkable era.

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  The Shadow on the Bridge - A...

  Clare Marchant

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  'The cleverly intertwined and hauntingly beautiful tales of two women, centuries apart, dealing with grief, revenge and buried secrets. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.' Bestselling author, Jenni Keer 
  A completely haunting, gripping historical novel, perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, and Kate Mosse. 
  ‘Totally gripping and atmospheric…’ Bestselling author of The Witch’s Tree, Elena Collins 
  ‘You must forever watch your back,’ I spoke the words clearly, though he could not hear me. ‘Come what may, I shall avenge my brother’s death.’ 
  Now: When Sarah’s summoned by her godmother to remote Norfolk, she doesn’t want to go. Crossing the bridges where the two rivers meet, said to be haunted by the ghost of a little boy, a large Tudor house looms in front of her. And Sarah’s instantly reminded her of the summer when she last visited. The summer she would like to forget. Which left her unable to ever move forward… Can a person ever recover from the loss of a sibling? 
  1571: Anne Howard, newly-made countess of Arundel, has also lost a sibling. And been dragged from the relative safety of her home in remote Norfolk to London, by her overbearing, manipulative, new father-in-law Thomas Howard; the very person she suspects of killing her beloved only brother. The Howards have greater secrets than this though. Secrets that will lead Anne to a tragedy that will echo down the ages… 
  When Sarah finds a mysterious book of poems in a hidden chamber of her godmother’s house, she is drawn into Anne’s story. Perhaps the mystery will take her mind off her own loss? But – as the flood waters begin to rise under the bridges – is Sarah laying ghosts to rest, or bringing truths to the surface that should stay beneath?Readers love Clare Marchant: 
  ‘I was completely hooked by this brilliant timeslip novel. Unmissable!’ Bestselling author, Louise Douglas 
  ‘Totally gripping and atmospheric… Breathtaking and beautifully written… Will stay with the reader long after the last page.’ Bestselling author of The Witch’s Tree, Elena Collins 
  ‘A haunting tale of one woman’s struggle to be independent at a time when strong women were seen as a threat and dealt with accordingly… Gripped me from the first page and refused to let go.’ Bestselling author, Jenni Keer 
  ‘{::}A page turning historical novel that kept me guessing until the very end.’ Bestselling author, Rachel Burton 
  ‘I absolutely loved this book… Historical fiction at its best. I loved the two strong women bound by place and history. I read [it] in two sittings, it was hard to put down!’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
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  ‘I absolutely loved this book… I’ve been in a reading rut recently and this book reignited my love and I finished the whole thing in snatched moments in one day… I loved it.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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  The Dark Side of Inheritances -...

  Sheridan Le Fanu, Edith Nesbit,...

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  The grief that death brings is difficult to adjust too.  And after the funeral the deceased’s estate must be divided up as their will and wishes have specified.  However, with that division of material goods there often comes tensions and jealously between family members, friends and others.  What they thought they were to the deceased is now somewhat different in the cold light of reality.  Trouble begins to brew. 
   
  01 - The Dark Side of Inheritances - An Introduction 
  02 - Dickon the Devil by Sheridan Le Fanu 
  03 - The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit 
  04 - The Weird of the Walfords by Louisa Baldwin 
  05 - The Three Sisters by W W Jacobs 
  06 - The Beast With Five Fingers by W F Harvey 
  07 - The Tractate Middoth by M R James 
  08 - The Cobweb by Saki

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  The Prophecies of Nostradamus

  Michel Nostradamus

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  The Prophecies of Nostradamus is a collection of enigmatic quatrains written by the 16th century French apothecary Michel de Nostradame, more commonly known as Nostradamus. The text serves as an examination of the author's interpretation of prophetic content, which contains universal themes that span multiple epochs and cultures. Read in English, unabridged.

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  Demon’s Veil The: Book summary &...

  Dorian West

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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas.
   
  
  
   
  Step into the shadowed threshold of The Demon’s Veil, an audiobook that draws you into a realm where unseen forces conspire to shroud reality in darkness. In this haunting voyage, you’ll:
  
   
  Uncover the ancient legend of a veil woven from tortured souls—its threads binding the living world to a realm of unspeakable horror.
  
   
  Follow a courageous scholar and a skeptical investigator as they trace cryptic symbols carved into ruined temples and long-forgotten corridors, desperate to unravel the veil’s deadly secret.
  
   
  Feel the veil’s malevolent influence seep into every whisper of wind and flicker of candlelight, warping perception and summoning nightmarish visions.
  
   
  Confront the thin barrier between hope and despair when the demon lurking beyond the veil reaches through, testing your resolve and your very sense of self.
  
  
   
  Narrated with a richly atmospheric cadence and woven with subtle, spine-chilling soundscapes—from distant, guttural murmurs to the soft crackle of otherworldly energy—The Demon’s Veil immerses you in a chilling battle for reality itself. Press play…and beware: once the veil is lifted, nothing remains the same.

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  He

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  "He" is a short story by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written August 1925, it was first published in Weird Tales, September 1926.
  Plot: The story's anonymous narrator has moved from New England to New York City, and greatly regrets it. One night, while wandering in a historic part of Greenwich Village, he happens upon a man dressed in garments from the 18th century. The man offers to show the narrator the secrets of the town. - The man brings the narrator to his home; there, he tells him the story of a squire who bargained with Native Americans for the secrets of their rituals concerning time and space, which were practiced on the land where the squire had recently taken up residence. After learning these secrets, the squire killed the Native Americans by giving them "monstrous bad rum"; within a week all of them were dead, and he alone had the secret knowledge. The man shows the narrator visions of the city's past and future so terrifying that the narrator begins to scream wildly. The screams rouse the spirits of the Native Americans to take vengeance on the man, who is the same squire from 1768.

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