Project Gutenberg 2010-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 103 Peirce, Earl Doom of the House of Duryea Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Doom of the House of Duryea" by Earl Peirce is a horror novel written in the early 20th century, specifically published in 1936. The book explores themes of family curses and the haunting legacy of vampirism, set against a backdrop of psychological tension and dark folklore. It delves into the complexities of a father-son relationship marred by superstition, tragedy, and ancestral darkness. The story follows Arthur Duryea, who reunites with his estranged father, Dr. Henry Duryea, after twenty years. As they attempt to rebuild their bond at a secluded lodge in Maine, they confront the sinister family legacy tied to vampirism and a history of death that has plagued the Duryea lineage. The narrative intensifies when Arthur discovers a book detailing the horrifying truth behind their ancestry, revealing that a family member's curse may be awakening once more. The novel culminates in a tragic and chilling confrontation with fate, culminating in the deaths of both Arthur and his father, leaving behind an inexplicable mystery that echoes the family's dark past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32710/32710-h/images/cover.jpg en Short stories Horror tales Vampires -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 61601 61610 2024-09-14T04:18:49.105836 2023-09-14T09:15:01.606624 text/html text/html 58335 2010-06-06T12:50:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 215927 2010-06-06T12:50:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 225055 2024-09-14T04:18:51.210866 application/epub+zip 224053 2024-09-14T04:18:49.623873 application/epub+zip 91933 2024-09-14T04:18:49.353851 application/epub+zip 265366 2024-09-14T04:18:52.623820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256157 2024-09-14T04:18:50.952823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124508 2022-09-15T05:58:30.016476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53331 53236 2024-09-14T04:18:48.947857 2023-09-14T09:15:01.464630 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 53169 2010-06-06T12:50:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 21157 2010-06-06T12:50:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 53160 2010-06-06T12:50:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21136 2010-06-06T12:50:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19959 2024-09-14T04:18:52.750835 application/rdf+xml 30522 2024-09-14T04:18:49.422863 image/jpeg 5131 2024-09-14T04:18:49.388831 image/jpeg 216540 2024-09-14T04:18:49.119859 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