The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
Autor*in: Lovecraft, H. P.
Jahr: 2018
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 206 S.
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- The Case of Charles Dexter Ward is a short novel by H. P. Lovecraft. The novel tells the story of young Charles Dexter Ward, who becomes embroiled in the past, due to his fascination with the history of his wizard ancestor, Joseph Curwen (who had left Salem for Providence in 1692, and acquired notoriety for his haunting of graveyards, his apparent lack of aging, and his chemical experiments). Ward physically resembles Curwen, and attempts to duplicate his ancestor's Qabalistic and alchemical feats, eventually locating Curwen's remains and by means of his "essential Saltes", resurrecting him. Ward's doctor, Marinus Bicknell Willett, becomes enmeshed in Ward's doings, investigating Curwen's old Pawtuxet bungalow which Ward has restored. The horrors of what Willett finds, and the crux of the identities of Ward and Curwen, form the hinge of horror on which the novel moves.
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Titel: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
Autor*in: Lovecraft, H. P.
Verlag: BookRix
ISBN: 9783736809710
Kategorie: Belletristik & Unterhaltung, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror
Dateigröße: 923 KB
Format: ePub
Max. Ausleihdauer: 21 Tage