Lady Athlyne by Bram Stoker (1920)

A young woman named Lady Athlyne inherits a mysterious and ancient artifact from her recently deceased uncle, which unleashes a powerful and malevolent force upon her. As she struggles to understand and control the artifact's power, she becomes increasingly isolated and obsessed with its secrets. Ultimately, she is consumed by the dark forces within the artifact, leading to a tragic and horrific fate.

By Bram Stoker · First published 1920 · Genre: Romance, Adventure, Fiction · 23 chapters · 130,079 words

First lines

On the forenoon of a day in February, 1899, the White Star S. S. _Cryptic_ forced her way from Pier No. 48 out into the Hudson River through a mass of floating ice, which made a moving carpet over the whole river from Poughkeepsie to Sandy Hook. It was little wonder that the hearts of the outwardbound passengers were cheered with hope; outside on the wide ocean there must be somewhere clear skies and blue water, and perchance here and there a slant of sunshine. Come what might, however, it must be better than what they were leaving behind them in New York. For three whole weeks the great city had been beleaguered by cold; held besieged in the icy grip of a blizzard which, moving from northwest to south, had begun on the last day of January to devastate the central North American States. In one place, Breckenridge in Colorado, there fell in five days -- and this on the top of an accumulation of six feet of snow -- an additional forty-five inches.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Bram Stoker
• Date: 1920 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Romance, Adventure, Fiction
• Length: 130,079 words
• Structure: 23 chapters, 1,711 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Genres

• Romance — The central theme of the book is the romantic love story between the two main characters, Lady Athlyne and Joyce.
• Adventure — The story involves various adventures of the main characters, travelling around different parts of Ireland and America.
• Fiction — The book represents imagined events and characters, fitting into the broader genre of Fiction.

Tags

gothic fiction · horror · supernatural · vampire · female protagonist · mystery · thriller · historical fiction · 19th century · England · manor house · family secrets

Contents

• ON THE "CRYPTIC"
• IN ITALY
• DE HOOGE'S SPRUIT
• THE BIRD-CAGE
• AN ADVENTURE
• TRUE HEART'S-CONTENT
• A DISCUSSION
• "LOOK AT ME! "
• THE CAR OF DESTINY
• A LETTER
• THE BEAUTIFUL TWILIGHT
• ECHO OF A TRAGEDY
• INSTINCTIVE PLANNING
• A BANQUET ON OLYMPUS
• "STOP! "
• A PAINFUL JOURNEY
• THE SHERIFF
• PURSUIT
• DECLARATION OF WAR
• KNOWLEDGE OF LAW
• APPLICATION OF LAW
• THE HATCHET BURIED
• A HARMONY IN GRAY

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• The Dualitists (1887)
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• The Man (1897)
• The Lady of the Shroud (1902)
• The Jewel of Seven Stars (1903)
• Dracula's Guest (1914)
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