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Title: The Terror: A Mystery
Note: Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Dave Haren and Marc D’Hooghe
Summary: "The Terror: A Mystery" by Arthur Machen is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of World War I, focusing on a mysterious series of terrifying events that plague a rural district in Wales. The narrative introduces themes of fear, paranoia, and the unknown, as local inhabitants grapple with unexplainable disappearances and deaths, suggesting a sinister force at play. The opening of the novel sets the stage by reflecting on the atmosphere of World War I, evoking a sense of dread and anticipation among the populace. Machen establishes a connection between the war and the inexplicable horrors that begin to child the small community of Meirion. As the protagonist becomes drawn to the deaths related to a lost child and a series of other strange occurrences, he hints at eerie phenomena involving seemingly ordinary events turned deadly, thereby creating a chilling sense of foreboding. The reader is introduced to a land overshadowed by terror, with curious hints that the events are tied not just to the war's brutality but perhaps to something even darker lurking in the shadows of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Machen, Arthur, 1863-1947
EBook No.: 35617
Published: Mar 20, 2011
Downloads: 281
Language: English
Subject: London (England) -- Fiction
Subject: Murder -- Fiction
Subject: Mystery fiction
Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Fiction
Subject: Animals -- Great Britain -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Terror: A Mystery
Note: Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Dave Haren and Marc D’Hooghe
Summary: "The Terror: A Mystery" by Arthur Machen is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of World War I, focusing on a mysterious series of terrifying events that plague a rural district in Wales. The narrative introduces themes of fear, paranoia, and the unknown, as local inhabitants grapple with unexplainable disappearances and deaths, suggesting a sinister force at play. The opening of the novel sets the stage by reflecting on the atmosphere of World War I, evoking a sense of dread and anticipation among the populace. Machen establishes a connection between the war and the inexplicable horrors that begin to child the small community of Meirion. As the protagonist becomes drawn to the deaths related to a lost child and a series of other strange occurrences, he hints at eerie phenomena involving seemingly ordinary events turned deadly, thereby creating a chilling sense of foreboding. The reader is introduced to a land overshadowed by terror, with curious hints that the events are tied not just to the war's brutality but perhaps to something even darker lurking in the shadows of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Machen, Arthur, 1863-1947
EBook No.: 35617
Published: Mar 20, 2011
Downloads: 281
Language: English
Subject: London (England) -- Fiction
Subject: Murder -- Fiction
Subject: Mystery fiction
Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Fiction
Subject: Animals -- Great Britain -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.