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Carregando... Night Shivers (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) (edição: 2008)de R H Riddell (Autor)
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'Moving, his candle was instantly extinguished, and in the very moment of being left in the darkness he saw, standing in the doorway, a woman, resembling her who had haunted his dream overnight. He rushed with outstretched hands to seize her, but clutched only air.' Night Shivers presents a treasure trove of the stories of Mrs J. H. Riddell, one of the greatest Victorian writers of ghost stories. These tales, many of which have been out of print for years, take the reader on fearful journeys into the gloomy haunts of old neglected houses, into a world of prophetic dreams, out onto the wild terrain of Ireland to encounter a frightful banshee and even down into Hell itself.In these fourteen short stories and one novella, The Uninhabited House, there is the distillation of the best and most effective of Riddell's spine-tingling supernatural fiction. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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The Nut Bush Farm - The new lessee of the House and land comprising Nut Bush Farm comes to suspect that the property is haunted by a man who was the victim of foul play; and he sets out to find the truth. ***
The Open Door - A man contracts to solve the mystery of Ladlow Hall: The singular oddity of a door which refuses to remain closed. The long and ponderous buildup yields a decidedly meager payoff here.
The Last of Squire Ennismore - “When the night is coming on, and the tide creeps in on the sand, more than one thinks he has seen mighty queer things on the shore”... That left behind in the sand tells the tale of the fate of the squire.
A Strange Christmas Game - After John Lester and his sister Clare inherit the Martingale Estate, they learn how and why the last resident owner, Jeremy Lester disappeared without a trace.
The Old House in Vauxhall Walk - After quarreling with his father, Graham Coulton spends the night at said House, and solves a murder mystery.
Sandy the Tinker - A minister seeks to unburden himself by relating a frightening dream which required of him an impossible choice. ***
Forearmed, Forewarned - “Mr Dwarris’s dream was one of the awful delights of my childhood; and when strangers gathered around the social hearth, and the conversation turned upon supernatural appearances, as it often did in those remote days in lonely country houses, it was always with a thrill of pleasure that I greeted the opening passages of this, the only inexplicable yet true story we possessed....” ***
Hertford O’Donnell’s Warning- Family lore has it that the wail of the banshee portends doom for one of the clan, so when Dr. Hertford O’Donnell hears that mournful cry, he becomes frantic with fear. ***
Walnut-Tree House - A fairly standard haunted house story.
Old Mrs Jones - Impressively atmospheric tale of a house haunted by old Mrs Jones, who was “more like a witch than anything else - a little bit of a woman, with eyes like black beads, and a face the colour of mahogany...” ***
Why Dr Cray Left Southam - Insufferably drawn out trifle concerning the mysterious illness of Mrs Glenalbyn.
Conn Kilrea - A strange twist of fate caps this tale in which Private Conway Kilray’s vision of the resurrected Lord Yiewsley portends an imminent death in the family. ***
Diarmid Chittock’s Story - A nicely woven ghost story/murder mystery is slowly unraveled in classic Victorian style. A good story concerning the source of those strange sounds that abound in certain areas of Blackstone Castle. ***
A Terrible Vengeance - An fine air of ghostly foreboding hovers over this well told Victorian melodrama. One of Riddell’s best. ***
The Uninhabited House - This appealing novella, one of Riddell’s better known stories, rounds out the collection. It is now a well-worn plot line wherein the mystery of the source of River Hall’s haunting can only be discovered through the dedicated efforts of one brave soul to live in the house and seek out the explanation. But this still stands as a classic Victorian tale owing to Riddell’s rich detail, wonderfully drawn characters, and a satisfying Dickensian sensibility. *** ( )