After a mysterious fall from his Manhattan apartment, Philip Chase has moved home with his mother, Charlene, a bitter woman who has never fully accepted the death ofher younger son, Ronnie, five years earlier. Numb from watching too much TV and trading snipes with his mother, Philip is in stasis. Bu
Curious, if true: strange tales
โ Scribed by Elizabeth Gaskell
- Publisher
- Duke Classics
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 177 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Though she began her literary career as a social realist working in the vein of her mentor Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell took a mid-career turn into the realm of supernatural writing. Curious, If True brings together a collection of Gaskell's most spine-chilling Victorian tales of horror and suspense. It's a must-read for fans of gothic mysteries.
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