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Title: Rattle of bones

Original Publication: United States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1929.

Series Title: Solomon Kane

Note: Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Rattle of Bones" by Robert E. Howard is a short story written in the early 20th century, specifically during the 1920s. This tale falls into the genre of horror-fantasy and features themes of vengeance and the supernatural. The story is set in a dark and foreboding tavern located in a mysterious forest, where the eerie atmosphere sets the stage for a confrontation with fate and retribution. In the narrative, two travelers, Solomon Kane and Gaston l'Armon, find themselves at the ominously named Cleft Skull Tavern, where they sense an unsettling tension. The story escalates as Kane discovers a hidden room containing a skeleton shackled to the floor, and soon, the treachery of his companion, Gaston, is revealed. The tale takes a dark turn when the tavern's host, a man driven to madness by his past and the horrors he inflicted upon others, attempts to kill Kane. However, the dead magician's bones, freed by Gaston, come back to claim vengeance. The climax reveals a macabre twist as the skeleton takes its final revenge on the twisted host, blending elements of supernatural horror with the harsh realities of human cruelty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin), 1906-1936

Illustrator: Rankin, Hugh, 1878-1956

EBook No.: 70653

Published: Apr 27, 2023

Downloads: 169

Language: English

Subject: Short stories

Subject: Horror tales

Subject: Puritans -- Fiction

Subject: Black Forest (Germany) -- Fiction

Subject: Kane, Solomon (Fictitious character) -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:70653:2 2023-04-27T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Rankin, Hugh Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin) en 1
2024-11-09T23:03:52Z Rattle of bones

This edition has images.

Title: Rattle of bones

Original Publication: United States: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1929.

Series Title: Solomon Kane

Note: Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Rattle of Bones" by Robert E. Howard is a short story written in the early 20th century, specifically during the 1920s. This tale falls into the genre of horror-fantasy and features themes of vengeance and the supernatural. The story is set in a dark and foreboding tavern located in a mysterious forest, where the eerie atmosphere sets the stage for a confrontation with fate and retribution. In the narrative, two travelers, Solomon Kane and Gaston l'Armon, find themselves at the ominously named Cleft Skull Tavern, where they sense an unsettling tension. The story escalates as Kane discovers a hidden room containing a skeleton shackled to the floor, and soon, the treachery of his companion, Gaston, is revealed. The tale takes a dark turn when the tavern's host, a man driven to madness by his past and the horrors he inflicted upon others, attempts to kill Kane. However, the dead magician's bones, freed by Gaston, come back to claim vengeance. The climax reveals a macabre twist as the skeleton takes its final revenge on the twisted host, blending elements of supernatural horror with the harsh realities of human cruelty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin), 1906-1936

Illustrator: Rankin, Hugh, 1878-1956

EBook No.: 70653

Published: Apr 27, 2023

Downloads: 169

Language: English

Subject: Short stories

Subject: Horror tales

Subject: Puritans -- Fiction

Subject: Black Forest (Germany) -- Fiction

Subject: Kane, Solomon (Fictitious character) -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:70653:3 2023-04-27T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Rankin, Hugh Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin) en 1