Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 149 Blackwood, Algernon 1869 1951 The Damned Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, David Cortesi and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Damned" by Algernon Blackwood is a novel written in the early 20th century, specifically in 1914. The story centers on the uneasy visit of the protagonist, Bill, to The Towers, the country estate of a banker’s widow, Mabel Franklyn, which brings him and his sister Frances into an atmosphere thick with discomfort and strange influences. As they settle into the mansion, a series of unsettling impressions begins to unfold, hinting at darker, emotional disturbances tied to the late Mr. Franklyn and the house itself. The opening of "The Damned" establishes a tense relationship between Bill and Frances as they prepare for the visit to The Towers, where Frances hopes to provide companionship to their old friend, Mabel. As they arrive, a heavy atmosphere envelops them, and both siblings feel the weight of the house's history, filled with an unexplainable dread. Throughout the beginning chapters, we see Bill struggle against restlessness while trying to write, overshadowed by the oppressive environment. Frances hints at her discomfort with sleeping alone in the house, further suggesting that the published portrait of Mr. Franklyn and the house's design carry an oppressive weight. Their collective unease serves to create an ominous sense that something intangible yet menacing resides within the walls of The Towers, setting the stage for the unfolding mystery surrounding the influence of the deceased Franklyn and the hidden truths of the mansion's past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Horror tales PR Text Horror Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 220719 220613 2024-10-05T08:01:51.130144 2023-10-05T08:08:41.998193 text/html text/html 220712 220606 2024-10-05T08:01:51.366157 2023-10-05T08:08:42.165217 text/html text/html 153143 2024-10-05T08:01:56.532149 application/epub+zip 156027 2024-10-05T08:01:53.167139 application/epub+zip 156027 2024-10-05T08:01:52.017160 application/epub+zip 266240 2024-10-05T08:01:59.153129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251447 2024-10-05T08:01:55.858149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220394 2022-09-05T11:32:08.618691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202711 202656 2024-10-05T08:01:50.703163 2023-10-05T08:08:41.772191 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 204091 2009-10-19T14:38:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79867 2009-10-19T14:39:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19142 2024-10-05T08:01:59.275111 application/rdf+xml 11579 2024-10-05T08:01:52.552158 image/jpeg 3124 2024-10-05T08:01:52.284161 image/jpeg 152312 2024-10-05T08:01:51.386167 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia