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  • The Baitâl Pachchisi; Or, The Twenty-Five Tales of a Sprite

    Enriched edition. Translated From the Hindi Text of Dr. Duncan Forbes

    by Lallu Lal, John T. Platts, Mazhar Ali Khan active 1805 Vila, Griffin Ellmouth ...
    The Baitâl Pachchisi; Or, The Twenty-Five Tales of a Sprite is an enthralling anthology that captures the timeless allure of Indian folklore through its rich tapestry of narrative styles and enchanting themes. This collection is steeped in the vibrant tradition of oral storytelling, highlighting its enduring cultural significance. Each tale is a unique fusion of fantastical elements and moral ... Read more

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  • The Book of Monsters: 40 Timeless Horror Novels

    Gothic Vampires, Haunted Castles, Lost Worlds, and Cosmic Terrors in 40 Classic Novels

    by Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, H. P. Lovecraft, Arthur Conan Doyle, George W. M. Reynolds, Émile Erckmann, Alexandre Chatrian, Robert E. Howard, Alexandre Dumas Père, Mrs. Loudon, Edgar Rice Burroughs, H. G. Wells, Washington Irving, Thomas Peckett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer, William Beckford, Albert W. Aiken, Gaston Leroux, Guy Boothby, Mayne Reid, John William Polidori, Theophile Gautier, Richard Marsh, H. Rider Haggard, Ambrose Pratt, David Franklin Powell, Abraham Merritt, Jules Verne, Florence Marryat, Robert Montgomery Bird, Edward Sylvester Ellis, Edgar Saltus, F. Marion Crawford, George MacDonald, Richard Francis Burton, Lallu Lal, John T. Platts, Mazhar Ali Khan ...
    The Book of Monsters: 40 Timeless Horror Novels surveys the monster as a uniquely flexible figure of dread: scientific transgression, revenance, vampiric contagion, colonial encounter, occult mystery, and evolutionary anxiety all assume compelling form here. Moving from Gothic romance and sensation fiction to adventure tale, proto-science fiction, detective narrative, and cosmic horror, the volume ... Read more

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  • 10 Vampire Classics

    Foundational Gothic Tales of Seduction, Folklore, and the Undead

    by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, Thomas Peckett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer, John William Polidori, Théophile Gautier, Florence Marryat, F. Marion Crawford, Richard Francis Burton, Lallu Lal, John T. Platts, Mazhar Ali Khan ...
    10 Vampire Classics surveys the vampire's transformation from folkloric revenant to urbane Gothic predator across the nineteenth century and beyond. Its varied forms—novella, sensational romance, penny dreadful, travel-inflected tale, and translation-mediated narrative—demonstrate how vampirism absorbed anxieties about sexuality, empire, medicine, class, and the unstable boundary between life and ... Read more

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  • Creatures of the Dark: 10 Vampire Horror Novels

    Ten Classic Gothic Tales of Seduction, Revenants, Folklore, and Victorian Terror

    by Bram Stoker, Théophile Gautier, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Thomas Peckett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer, John William Polidori, Florence Marryat, F. Marion Crawford, Richard Francis Burton, Lallu Lal, John T. Platts, Mazhar Ali Khan ...
    Creatures of the Dark: 10 Vampire Horror Novels surveys the vampire's evolution from folkloric revenant to modern Gothic predator. Moving among sensational romance, penny-dreadful extravagance, decadent fantasy, travel-inflected tale, and the psychologically charged Gothic novel, the volume places canonical narratives such as Dracula and Carmilla beside less frequently encountered works. Its ... Read more

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  • The Beasts of Nightmares: 40 Monster Books

    A Gothic Anthology of Vampires, Mummies, Werewolves, Lost Worlds, and Cosmic Horrors

    by H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Arthur Conan Doyle, George W. M. Reynolds, Émile Erckmann, Alexandre Chatrian, Robert E. Howard, Alexandre Dumas Père, Mrs. Loudon, Edgar Rice Burroughs, H. G. Wells, Washington Irving, Thomas Peckett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer, William Beckford, Albert W. Aiken, Gaston Leroux, Guy Boothby, Mayne Reid, John William Polidori, Theophile Gautier, Richard Marsh, H. Rider Haggard, Ambrose Pratt, David Franklin Powell, Abraham Merritt, Jules Verne, Florence Marryat, Robert Montgomery Bird, Edward Sylvester Ellis, Edgar Saltus, F. Marion Crawford, George MacDonald, Richard Francis Burton, Lallu Lal, John T. Platts, Mazhar Ali Khan ...
    The Beasts of Nightmares: 40 Monster Books surveys the protean figure of the monster across Gothic romance, supernatural terror, scientific fantasy, imperial adventure, detective fiction, and folkloric tale. Its capacious selection places revenants, vampires, uncanny doubles, prehistoric survivals, artificial beings, and exoticized creatures in productive proximity. From claustrophobic castle ... Read more

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  • The Penny Dreadfuls MEGAPACK ®

    10 Classic Shockers!

    by Mary Wollstonecraft, Shelley Shelley, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson ...
    "Penny Dreadfuls" were a type of British publication in the 19th century that featured lurid serial stories appearing in parts over a number of weeks, each part costing one penny. The term, however, soon came to encompass a variety of publications that featured cheap sensational fiction. The penny dreadfuls were printed on cheap pulp paper and were aimed at young working class males. Two of the ... Read more

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  • The Kojiki

    by Yasumaro O no ...
    Kojiki ("Record of Ancient Matters") is the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, dating from the early 8th century (711-2) and composed by O no Yasumaro at the request of Empress Gemmei. The Kojiki is a collection of myths concerning the origin of the four home islands of Japan, and the Kami. Along with the Nihon Shoki, the myths contained in the Kojiki are part of the inspiration behind Shinto ... Read more

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  • Classic Horror Collection: Incl. Dracula, Present At A Hanging, Tales Of Terror And Mystery, The Phantom Of The Opera, The Cask Of Amontillado, Varney The Vampire, Frankenstein, The Raven & More (Mobi Classics)

    by Various ...
    Classic Horror Collection. Incl. Dracula, Present at a Hanging, Tales of Terror and Mystery, The Phantom of the Opera, The Cask of Amontillado, Varney the Vampire, Frankenstein, The Raven & MORE. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Jane Austen: Northanger AbbeyAmbrose Bierce: The Parenticide Club Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost StoriesAlgernon Blackwood: The Garden of SurvivalCharles Brockden Brown: Arthur ... Read more

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  • Penny Dreadful Multipack Vol. 1

    'Wagner The Wehr-Wolf,' 'Varney The Vampire,' 'The Mysteries of London Vol. 1' + Bonus Features

    by George W. M. Reynolds, James Malcolm Rymer ...
    Series series Penny Dreadfuls
    Get ready for the new Showtime series 'Penny Dreadful' with these three Penny Dreadful classics remastered for eReaders: 'Wagner The Wehr-Wolf,' 'Varney The Vampire' and 'The Mysteries of London.''Wagner the Wehr-Wolf'Published in 1847, 'Wagner' is one of the first werewolf novels in English Literature. It is set in the sixteenth century and begins with a recently abandoned old man waiting in vain ... Read more

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  • 4 VEDAS

    by Ralph T.H. Griffith ...
    The Vedas are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. 4 VEDAS: The Rigveda The Yajurveda The Samaveda The Atharvaveda ... Read more

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  • 50 Halloween Stories you have to read before you die (Golden Deer Classics)

    by H.P lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Arthur Machen, Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Thomas Hardy, Golden Deer Classics, Jason Conrad, William Hope Hodgson, John Buchan ...
    This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names The Damned Thing [Ambrose Bierce] A Prisoner in Fairyland, The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories, The Willows [Algernon Blackwood] Wieland: or, The Transformation [Charles Brockden Brown] The Keeper of Cademuir, No-man's-land, The Grove of Ashtaroth, The Watcher by the Threshold [John Buchan] The King in Yellow ... Read more

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  • The Rig Veda

    by Ralph T. H. Griffith, Translator ...
    I Laud Agni, the chosen Priest, God, minister of sacrifice, The hotar, lavishest of wealth. 2 Worthy is Agni to be praised by living as by ancient seers. He shall bring hitherward the Gods. 3 Through Agni man obtaineth wealth, yea, plenty waxing day by day, Most rich in heroes, glorious. 4 Agni, the perfect sacrifice which thou encompassest about Verily goeth to the Gods. 5 May Agni, sapient ... Read more

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