Breath of Allah (Fantasy and Horror Classics) PDF Download

Author: Sax Rohmer
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473388597
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 29

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Many of the earliest occult stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author: Algernon Blackwood
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528799070
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30

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This classic ghost story is set on the isolated islands of Orkney as a man runs from the horrors he encountered in the North American wilderness. Jim Peace returns to his brother, Tom, and their childhood home in the Orkneys after spending 30 years working in Canada. Despite the comforting familiarity of the islands, something has changed within Jim, and he attempts to conceal his deteriorating state of mind from his brother and friends. As a heavy storm hits, Jim becomes transfixed by a pack of wolves only he can see, and Tom grows increasingly concerned for his brother's health. This classic short story by Algernon Blackwood was first published in his 1921 collection, The Wolves of God and Other Fey Stories, and is not to be missed by fans of classic horror literature.

Author: Eliza Lynn Linton
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447480163
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 49

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Eliza Lynn Linton was an important female writer of the 19th century. 'The Witches of Scotland' was a succesful and chilling tale, which remains popular amongst horror fans. Many of the earliest stories of witchcraft and black magic, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473369169
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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After being kidnapped by a local tour guide who bears a striking resemblance to an ancient pharaoh, Harold Houdini is thrown in a deep pit next to the Great Sphinx. Whilst trying to break free, he happens across a large cave where he encounters the ancient god and inspiration for the Sphinx. Written in collaboration with Harry Houdini in February 1924, “Under the Pyramids” is an interesting short story from master of the form H. P. Lovecraft not to be missed by fans and collectors of his seminal work. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American writer of supernatural horror fiction. Now-famous creator of the “Cthulhu Mythos”, he was unable to support himself financially from his writing and editing work during his life time, his stories not garnering acclaim until long after his death. Today, he is considered to be among the most significant writers of supernatural horror fiction of the twentieth century. Other notable Works by this Author include: “At The Mountains of Madness”, “The Rats in the Walls”, and “The Shadow over Innsmouth”. Read & Co. is publishing this classic short story now as part of our “Fantasy and Horror Classics” imprint in a new edition complete with a dedication by George Henry Weiss.

Author: Algernon Blackwood
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528799062
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43

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This stand-alone short story is one of Algernon Blackwood's masterful John Silence tales, exploring the strange and mysterious adventures of a psychic doctor. A silk merchant is traveling home through the perilous mountains of southern Germany when he decides to visit his old school. He fondly remembers the strict discipline and dedicated religious education he underwent at the school over 30 years ago, and how the system had shaped his life and brought him peace. Yet, the institution isn't all he remembers, and the merchant soon finds himself entrapped in a disturbing Brotherhood ritual. First published in 1908, Secret Worship is a chilling work of weird literature and a must-read for fans of classic horror.

Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447499514
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Hailed as one of the finest lyric poets in the English language, Percy Bysshe Shelley was best-known for his verse. However, he also produced a number of acclaimed short prose works, and 'The Assassins' is charged with Shelley's thoughts on politics, life and existence. Many of the gothic romance and horror stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author: Margaret Wilson Oliphant
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473387531
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51

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Many of the earliest ghost stories and tales of hauntings, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author: Arabella Kenealy
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473355524
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

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“A Beautiful Vampire” is a 1896 short Gothic story by Arabella Kenealy. This classic vampire story will appeal to lovers of Gothic literature and would make for a chilling addition to any collection. Arabella Kenealy (1859 – 1938) was a British physician, writer, and eugenicist. Notably, she held the belief that that every part of the cosmos, each hemisphere of the world, and each half of the human body possessed a more female side. The second of the eleven children of Elizabeth and Edward Kenealy, her siblings included her brother Alexander, who became the editor of the Daily Mirror; and her sister Annesley, who was also a writer. Her father was Edward Kenealy, a notorious Queens Counsel barrister involved in the Tichborne Case. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Author: Harry Turtledove
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429941030
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 413

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Once the great Glacier enclosed the Raumsdalian Empire. Now it's broken open, and Count Hamnet Thyssen faces a new world. With the wisecracking Ulric Skakki, the neighboring clan leader Trasamund (politely addressed as Your Ferocity), and his lover, the shaman Liv, Hamnet leads an exploration of the new territory in hopes of finding the legendary Golden Shrine. But dangers abound. A violent and implacable group known as the Rulers has already killed many, and now they attack again. Riding deer and woolly mammoths and using powerful magic, the Rulers triumph and force the Raumsdalians to flee. In the spring another battle ends even more badly for Hamnet's side, but the Glacier is also retreating, so they are able to escape. Meeting a tribe whose desperate living conditions have led them to overcome the Raumsdalian taboo against eating fallen foes, they find unexpected allies. Now, returning to the capital city and its intrigues, Hamnet prepares to lead an army against the merciless Rulers. The world, once so bounded and comprehensible, will never be the same...in Harry Turtledove's The Breath of God. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author: Seabury Quinn
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473355575
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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Many of the earliest and most interesting vampire stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.