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* The Mark of the Beast (Dover Horror Classics) ☆ PDF Read by ^ Rudyard Kipling eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. The Mark of the Beast (Dover Horror Classics) Returning to the horror story genre again and again during the first 20 years of his literary career, Rudyard Kipling produced a substantial body of work in the genre. Also included are the title story, widely considered Kipling’s most accomplished horror tale; “The Dream of Duncan Parrenness,” the author’s first tale of the supernatural; “The City of Dreadful Night,” a brooding prose poem; “The Phantom Rickshaw,” a forbidding tale of a man haunted
| Title | : | The Mark of the Beast (Dover Horror Classics) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.37 (516 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486414299 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-11 |
| Language | : | English |
Returning to the horror story genre again and again during the first 20 years of his literary career, Rudyard Kipling produced a substantial body of work in the genre. Also included are the title story, widely considered Kipling’s most accomplished horror tale; “The Dream of Duncan Parrenness,” the author’s first tale of the supernatural; “The City of Dreadful Night,” a brooding prose poem; “The Phantom Rickshaw,” a forbidding tale of a man haunted by the ghost of a woman he jilted; “At the End of the Passage,” which poignantly conveys the loneliness and homesickness felt by many English civil servants in India; and nine other compell
Kipling in Weird Mode Kipling was the pre-eminent man of letters circa 1900, but pretty much unread today. Here S. T. Joshi has assembled 17 short stories by Kipling, in chronological order of composition. Contrary to the book's subtitle, these aren't horror tales, and many have no supernatural aspect at all.It is notable that the stories grow steadily better as one goes through the book. "The Phantom Rickshaw" is a total absurdity, but by the time we get to "They" Ki. Masterpieces of the occult S.T. Joshi edits Mark Of The Beast & Others, a collection of horror tales by Rudyard Kipling, which pairs his lively manner with chilling tales of the dead and psychological terror. Some, as 'The Phantom Ricksaw', have been widely published and will be familiar to fans of the genre; others such as 'Lost Legion' may be less so. All provide masterpieces of the occult.. "Let's dine outside and have some more chops - lots of 'em and underdone - bloody ones with gristle Don Kidwell Presently from the room came the long-drawn howl of a wolf." Plot starts getting really tense about 1/4 of the way once Fleete is touched by the leper priest and becomes a fine horror story thru and thru from that point forward as epitomized by the horses going mad when he enters the stable. Unusually good horror offering by the same man who gave us " the Jungle Book" and one I would recommend. One more passage to get you 'licking your chops' - "
In recent years Kipling's works have found new acclaim as a vibrant source of literary and cultural history.. Kipling was enormously popular at the turn of the 20th century but his reputation declined with the change in attitude toward British imperialism. About the AuthorNobel Laureate Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) is best remembered for children's tales such as The Jungle Book as well as his poetry and stories about British soldiers in India, which include "Gunga Din" and The Man Who Would Be King
Kipling was enormously popular at the turn of the 20th century but his reputation declined with the change in attitude toward British imperialism. In recent years Kipling's works have found new acclaim as a vibrant source of literary and cultural history.. Nobel Laureate Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) is best remembered for children's tales such as The Jungle Book as well as his poetry and stories about British soldiers in India, which include "Gunga
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