The Moon Stricken by Bernard Capes
The Moon Struck is a novel that explores the themes of love, loss, and the human condition through the eyes of its protagonist, John. Set in the late 19th century, the story follows John as he navigates his way through a series of personal struggles, including the death of his wife and the loss of his job. As he grapples with these challenges, John becomes increasingly obsessed with the moon, which he believes holds the key to understanding the mysteries of life and death. Through his journey, Capes explores the idea that the moon is a symbol of the subconscious mind, and that it holds the power to reveal hidden truths about ourselves and the world around us.
By Bernard Capes · First published 1892 · Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 9,576 words
First lines
It so fell that one dark evening in the month of June I was belated in the Bernese Oberland. Dusk overtook me toiling along the great Chamounix Road, and in the heart of a most desolate gorge, whose towering snow-flung walls seemed -- as the day sucked inwards to a point secret as a leech's mouth -- to close about me like a monstrous amphitheatre of ghosts. The rutted road, dipping and climbing toilfully against the shouldering of great tumbled boulders, or winning for itself but narrow foothold over slippery ridges, was thawed clear of snow; but the cold soft peril yet lay upon its flanks thick enough for a wintry plunge of ten feet, or may be fifty where the edge of the causeway fell over to the lower furrows of the ravine. It was a matter of policy to go with caution, and a thing of some moment to hear the thud and splintering of little distant icefalls about one in the darkness. Now and again a cold arrow of wind would sing down from the frosty peaks above or jerk with a squiggle of laughter among the fallen slabs in the valley. And these were the only voices to prick me on through a dreariness lonely as death.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Bernard Capes
- Date: 1892 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Crime
- Length: 9,576 words
- Structure: 1 section, 187 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Horror — This is a horror novel that Bernard Capes has written with intense and frightening storylines.
- Mystery — The story also includes many mysterious elements that keep the readers hooked till the end.
- Thriller — The plot has a fast pace with high levels of suspense and fear, characteristic of thriller novels.
- Fantasy — Fantasy elements are present in the novel through supernatural occurrences and other unexplainable events.
Tags
Mystery · Fantasy · Horror · Supernatural · Gothic · Romance · Tragedy · Psychological · Suspense · Thriller · Ghost Story · Haunting