Bookworm: A Collection of Mystery and Fantasy Stories

Author: [British] Noddy Rewritten, Lei Translated
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Publish Date: 1998-01-01
Features: Imagine you are standing by a lake in an old mansion. It's nighttime, and outside, a fierce storm is raging, with howling wind circling the gray stone walls. In a gloomy cellar beneath the house lies a coffin containing the body of Miss Madeline. With you in the room is her brother, staring at you with a crazy gaze. Imagine that you are at Chateau d'If. Turn to the next page, and you'll see a black cat hung from a tree with its neck strangled. Turn again, and you'll hear the music of a magnificent masquerade ball, with a thousand people singing and dancing. Now you are in the castle of Prince Prospero. The castle is brightly lit, lively, and filled with unrestrained revelry; but outside the walls, the terrifying Red Death in masks roams. These stories will soon take you into a dark fantasy world, a world filled with terror, dreams, and madness. Don't read them alone! Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was born in Boston, United States. In his short and unsuccessful life, he worked for several newspapers and published many short stories and poems. Perhaps what brought him widespread fame was his short story writing.