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Frankenstein
Composed as part of a challenge between Byron and Shelley to conjure up the most terrifying ghost story, 'Frankenstein' narrates the chilling tale of a being created by a bright …
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The Monk
Set in the sinister monastery of the Capuchins in Madrid, The Monk is a violent tale of ambition, murder, and incest. The great struggle between maintaining monastic vows and fulfilling …
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Three Ghost Stories
While the three ghosts that visited Ebenezer Scrooge was Charles Dickens' most famous apparitions, his interest in the supernatural did not end there. Three Ghost Stories is just that: a …
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The Mysteries of Udolpho
With The Mysteries of Udolpho, Ann Radcliffe raised the Gothic romance to a new level and inspired a long line of imitators. Portraying her heroine's inner life, creating a thick …
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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
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The Vampyre and Other Tales of the Macabre
`The Vampyre' was first published in 1819 in the London New Monthly Magazine. The present volume - a companion to Tales of Terror from Blackwood's Magazine in World's Classics - …
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Hound of the Baskervilles
If Doyle's good friend Fletcher Robinson had never told local legends about escaped prisoners and a family dog as they walked among prehistoric ruins and English moors, The Hound of …