Project Gutenberg 1997-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 316 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam To Be Read at Dusk Transcribed from the 1905 Chapman & Hall edition (_The Works of Charles Dickens_, volume 28) by David Price "To Be Read at Dusk" by Charles Dickens is a haunting short story written during the late 19th century, a time characterized by the Victorian literary tradition. The narrative falls within the gothic genre, as it weaves themes of mystery, the supernatural, and psychological tension, exploring the inexplicable and the nature of belief in ghosts. The story emphasizes the engagement of different characters with their fears and uncertainties, particularly revolving around strange occurrences and their interpretations. The plot revolves around a group of couriers gathered outside a convent in the Swiss Alps, discussing eerie experiences and encounters with the supernatural. As they converse, one courier recounts the tale of a newly married English lady who becomes haunted by a dream of a mysterious man’s face, which deeply unsettles her even as she settles into her new life. The arrival of the enigmatic Signor Dellombra—a man strikingly similar to the figure from her dreams—exacerbates her fears, leading to a tragic conclusion as she disappears under his influence. Throughout the story, Dickens plays with the interplay of reality and the supernatural, leaving the reader to question the boundaries between the two. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories Ghost stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Browsing: Fiction 54066 53929 2024-09-01T07:46:02.667449 2023-10-01T07:14:03.453120 text/html text/html 50764 2015-01-11T14:43:07 text/html 299741 2015-01-11T14:46:48 text/html application/zip 305320 2024-09-01T07:46:04.782423 application/epub+zip 303914 2024-09-01T07:46:03.167444 application/epub+zip 59187 2024-09-01T07:46:02.899428 application/epub+zip 330265 2024-09-01T07:46:06.089420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322591 2024-09-01T07:46:04.418445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78285 2022-09-01T08:46:08.529845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46208 46118 2024-09-01T07:46:02.529432 2023-10-01T07:14:03.337119 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 46298 2015-01-11T14:42:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17973 2015-01-11T14:46:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18679 2024-09-01T07:46:06.240412 application/rdf+xml 9480 2024-09-01T07:46:02.973432 image/jpeg 2060 2024-09-01T07:46:02.934434 image/jpeg 301276 2024-09-01T07:46:02.680432 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