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Title: The Dunwich Horror
Note: Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary: "The Dunwich Horror" by H. P. Lovecraft is a short story written in the early 20th century. This work is a chilling tale of supernatural horror that delves into themes of forbidden knowledge, monstrous entities, and the decay of humanity through generations. It follows the Whateley family, particularly the grotesque figure of Wilbur Whateley, as they engage with dark forces beyond comprehension. The opening of the story establishes the eerie atmosphere surrounding the rural town of Dunwich in Massachusetts. It describes the desolation and decay of the land as a reflection of its inhabitants, who are steeped in dark folklore and a history associated with witchcraft and malevolent presences. The narrative introduces Wilbur Whateley, born under strange circumstances to a deformed mother, Lavinia, and raised in an environment rife with supernatural dread. The effectiveness of Lovecraft's prose evokes an unsettling sense of foreboding, quickly immersing readers in a world where the lines between human and monstrous blur, hinting at the horrors that lie ahead as Wilbur grows to embody unspeakable secrets and unnatural powers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937
EBook No.: 50133
Published: Oct 4, 2015
Downloads: 1177
Language: English
Subject: Fantasy fiction
Subject: Horror tales
Subject: American fiction -- 20th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
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Title: The Dunwich Horror
Note: Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Dunwich Horror" by H. P. Lovecraft is a short story written in the early 20th century. This work is a chilling tale of supernatural horror that delves into themes of forbidden knowledge, monstrous entities, and the decay of humanity through generations. It follows the Whateley family, particularly the grotesque figure of Wilbur Whateley, as they engage with dark forces beyond comprehension. The opening of the story establishes the eerie atmosphere surrounding the rural town of Dunwich in Massachusetts. It describes the desolation and decay of the land as a reflection of its inhabitants, who are steeped in dark folklore and a history associated with witchcraft and malevolent presences. The narrative introduces Wilbur Whateley, born under strange circumstances to a deformed mother, Lavinia, and raised in an environment rife with supernatural dread. The effectiveness of Lovecraft's prose evokes an unsettling sense of foreboding, quickly immersing readers in a world where the lines between human and monstrous blur, hinting at the horrors that lie ahead as Wilbur grows to embody unspeakable secrets and unnatural powers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937
EBook No.: 50133
Published: Oct 4, 2015
Downloads: 1177
Language: English
Subject: Fantasy fiction
Subject: Horror tales
Subject: American fiction -- 20th century
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.