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Auteur(s) : Lathom, Francis (1774-1832)
Titre(s) : The midnight bell [Texte imprimé] : a German story founded on incidents in real life : three volumes in one / Francis Lathom ; introduction by David Punter
Édition : 1st Valancourt books ed
Publication : Kansas City (Mo.) : Valancourt books, 2007
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XXIX-224 p.) ; 22 cm
Collection : Gothic classics
Lien à la collection : Gothic classic
Note(s) : Published as three volumes in one. - Includes bibliographical references
"Young Alphonsus Cohenburg enters his mother's bedroom and finds her covered in blood.
She tells him his uncle has murdered his father, and orders him to flee Cohenburg
castle forever to save his own life! A disconsolate exile, Alphonsus wanders the earth
seeking the means of survival, first as a soldier, then a miner, and finally as sacristan
of a church, where he meets the beautiful Lauretta. They wed and establish a home
together, and everything seems to promise them a happy future. But their domestic
tranquillity is shattered, when a band of ruffians kidnaps the unfortunate Lauretta!
Alphonsus must solve the mystery of Lauretta's disappearance and the riddle of his
mother's strange conduct. And when he hears that ghosts inhabit Cohenburg castle,
tolling the great bell each night at midnight, the mystery only deepens ... One of
the greatest of all Gothic novels, The Midnight Bell (1798) features a blend of fast-paced
action and spine-tingling suspense, pervaded throughout by a tone of profound melancholy.
This edition, the first in forty years, features a new introduction by David Punter,
one of the world's foremost experts on Gothic literature."--Publisher's website
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Punter, David (1949-....). Préfacier
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 1934555126. - ISBN 9781934555125 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44323060j
Notice n° :
FRBNF44323060
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