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1) Dracula
Author
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
Since its publication in 1897 Dracula has enthralled generations of readers with the alluring malevolence of its undead Count, the most famous vampire in literature. Though Bram Stoker did not invent vampires, his novel helped catapult them to iconic stature, spawning a genre of stories and movies that flourishes to this day. A century of imitations has done nothing to diminish the fascination of Stoker's tale of a suave and chilling monster as he...
Author
Series
Harbinder Kaur novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
'If you'll permit me,' said the Stranger, 'I'd like to tell you a story.' Reclusive Gothic writer, R.M. Holland was most famous for his chilling story The Stranger. His house is now a school, Talgarth High, rumoured to be haunted by the ghost of Holland's murdered wife. The rumours also claim Holland was her murderer. Clare Cassidy teaches at Talgarth High and is writing a biography of Holland. When her friend and colleague is found dead, a line from...
4) Frankenstein
Author
Lexile measure
1170L
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Presents the 1818 text of the novel about a monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies, who develops a mind of his own and learns to loathe himself and hate his creator; and includes explanatory annotations, a selection of related writings, and a collection of critical essays.
5) The hacienda
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, dark secrets, and the woman pulled into their clutches... In the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz's father is executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife's sudden demise, choosing instead to seize...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1100L
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"She looked so irresistibly beautiful as she said those brave words that no man alive could have steeled his heart against her." In love with the beautiful heiress Laura Fairlie, the impoverished art teacher Walter Hartright finds his romantic desires thwarted by her previous engagement to Sir Percival Glyde. But all is not as it seems with Sir Percival, as becomes clear when he arrives with his eccentric friend Count Fosco. The mystery and intrigue...
11) Miraculum
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1922, two travelling carnival workers engage in a dangerous game of deception after a series of tragedies strike the company --
12) Dragonwyck
Author
Language
English
Description
First published in 1944, Dragonwyck was a national bestseller that was made into a major motion picture starring Gene Tierney and Vincent Price in 1946. A classic gothic romance, the story features an 18-year-old Miranda Wells who falls under the spell of a mysterious old mansion and its equally fascinating master. Tired of churning butter, weeding the garden patch, and receiving the dull young farmers who seek her hand in marriage, Miranda is excited...
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