A daring student woos the daughter of a sadistic painter who torments him with his own hopeless love in this Gothic Victorian tale.
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A daring student woos the daughter of a sadistic painter who torments him with his own hopeless love in this Gothic Victorian tale.
This is a collection of the Victorian master of fantasy's shorter Gothic pieces. In these pages you will meet a ghosts, animated skeletons, a witch, a werewolf, and a man who pretends to be a vampire. You will look through an occult mirror, visit a haunted house, and spend Halloween in Scotland. In short, you will experience all the thrills your nerves desire; but, this being George MacDonald, you will at the same time find nourishment for your soul
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Central romance between college student and painter's daughter; love drives the plot.
Sadistic psychological torment and horrifying Gothic elements including ghosts and corpses.
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Christian author frames story with moral themes of good triumphing over evil and soul nourishment.
Fantasy elements include witch, werewolf, vampire pretense, ghosts, and animated skeletons.
Occult mirror, haunted house, and séances-style Gothic atmosphere.
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Sadistic artist tortures apprentice with psychological cruelty and hopeless love.
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