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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
Booktube-a-thon 2016: Read a Book Older Than You
Written in 1897, I think this definitely fulfilled the above challenge. This outsold Dracula at the time - having read both, I can see why. This is easy to read, despite being almost 120 years old. It's broken up into four parts, each part focusing on a different person.
The story begins with Robert Holt looking for shelter one cold, wet night in London. He is a clerk who has fallen on hard times. When he makes a snap decision to enter a seemingly deserted house, he gets involved with a supernatural entity who is seeking revenge on an MP, effectively becoming a minion.
It's creepy, it's atmospheric, and it jogged along at a nice pace. It's in the public domain so it's free on Kindle if you want to give it a go, I'd recommend it if you like the old suspense-style of horror rather than the BOO! ones.
Written in 1897, I think this definitely fulfilled the above challenge. This outsold Dracula at the time - having read both, I can see why. This is easy to read, despite being almost 120 years old. It's broken up into four parts, each part focusing on a different person.
The story begins with Robert Holt looking for shelter one cold, wet night in London. He is a clerk who has fallen on hard times. When he makes a snap decision to enter a seemingly deserted house, he gets involved with a supernatural entity who is seeking revenge on an MP, effectively becoming a minion.
It's creepy, it's atmospheric, and it jogged along at a nice pace. It's in the public domain so it's free on Kindle if you want to give it a go, I'd recommend it if you like the old suspense-style of horror rather than the BOO! ones.
It’s one long, badly written tease to a hysterical and racist denouement populated by wooden characters, the liveliest of which can’t seem to meet an invalid or a woman without wanting to thrash and shake them.