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The Haunted and The Haunters
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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A rationalist Victorian visits a haunted house in order to explain the nature of its ghostly inhabitants.
A rationalist Victorian visits a haunted house in order to explain the nature of its ghostly inhabitants.
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"Have you never had a curiosity yourself to pass a night in that house?" "Yes. I passed not a night, but three hours in broad daylight alone in that house. My curiosity is not satisfied, but it is quenched. I have no desire to renew the experiment. You cannot complain, you see, sir, that I am not sufficiently candid; and unless your interest be exceedingly eager and your nerves unusually strong, I honestly add, that I advise you not to pass a night in that house."
"My interest is exceedingly keen," said I; "and though only a coward will boast of his nerves in situations wholly unfamiliar to him, yet my nerves have been . . . Read More
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Community Reviews
An empty house, where no one dares live. A landlord who swears no one can make it through a single night. A brave, or foolish, young man with a scientific mind, who takes the challenge and locks himself in for a night he will never forget. And of course, it is a dark and stormy night..
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The story
The main problem with this story is, the dog (view spoiler)[you guessed it, dies, while the men survive, making the dog a device to show that the situation is serious without sacrificing the other characters (hide spoiler)].
M. R. James said,
'Nobody is permitted to write about ghost stories without mentioning ‘The Haunters and the
Encontré este libro por casualidad en la biblioteca y me llamó la atención. No suelo leer historias de este tipo pero al ser un clásico victoriano y uno de los primeros que trataron el tema de los fantasmas y demás decidí probar con él. Para Lovecraft era considerado como uno de los mejores relatos
3/5
Entretenido y bastante cortito. Para Lovecraft es de los mejores relatos de fantasmas. Para mi...no tanto, pero me ha gustado^^
Una buena historia victoriana con terror, fantasmas y un poco de todo. Me han gustado mucho las descripciones, tan detalladas pero sin ser pesadas, tan minuciosas que te hacen colarte en la historia.
Un relato con un final extraño y con una rara explicación pero no por ello deja de ser interesante.
What a superb story. A courageous young man and his servant try to find the reason for a house near Oxford Street is haunted. The author pulls out all the stops for a great haunted house story: a mystery, a giant shadowy monster, eerieness, sinister figures acting in a secretive way. Then a secret r
No puedo decir que sentí miedo al leer este libro, pero si puedo decir que efectivamente es una historia que te atrapa y que te exige saber el por que de lo que sucede en esta casa, que dicho sea de paso, las escenas de la noche que pasa el protagonista en esa casa son espeluznantes, el protagonista
El londinense Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) fue un prolífico escritor cuya obra incluye novelas, cuentos, poesías, teatro, ensayos y traducciones. Fue uno de los autores más populares del siglo XIX, pero en la actualidad su título más conocido es la novela histórica ‘Los últimos días de Pompeya’.