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id: 17144
title: The House of the Vampire
author: Viereck, George Sylvester
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  followed far into the night the masterful figure of Reginald Clarke, "I am so happy you came," Reginald Clarke said, as he conducted Ernest "What do you mean?" asked Ernest, looking first at Reginald and then at Reginald said nothing, but the gleam in his eye showed that this time, "Your friend Jack is delightful," Reginald remarked, looking up from his "I have come to take Ernest away from you," said Jack. Ernest listened to the words of his own play coming from the older man''s Reginald Clarke, being a man and poet, read in his soul as for Ethel and Jack went out for the time being to Reginald Clarke. Ernest she would go to meet Reginald and implore him to free the boy Reginald looked at her half in wonder and said: "And is your love for Reginald Clarke had hardly left the room when Ernest hastily rose from


id: 23301
title: Each Man Kills
author: Glad, Victoria
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  Maria''s picture on my desk, I realize it couldn''t have been a dream. "Maria has been studying much too diligently," Tod said slowly. "Okay, Ria," I said, "if that''s the way you want it. know more about the mysterious Mr. Tod Hunter, American, and I do wish, I only knew one thing: I had to get away from there--quickly. _You wanted to know about me--of my life before Maria. _You know how it is: the air of mystery about a woman makes a man like a that looked at me as if they knew my every thought. wanted Maria--not just as a man longs for the woman he loves--but to _You know how she looked when you saw her. she would have no more blood, when life as you know it would stop and I never told her what her life with me would be like--that one


id: 14833
title: Varney the Vampire; Or, the Feast of Blood
author: Prest, Thomas Peckett
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  "By-the-bye, I think," said Marchdale, "that if we can induce Mr. Chillingworth to come with us, it will be a great point gained in the "A vampyre, I have heard," said Sir Francis Varney, with a bland, and Sir Francis Varney, my friend, Mr. Bannerworth, will think over your offer, and let you know. The admiral walked into the house, and as he went, Charles Holland said "Sir Francis Varney," said Henry, "I came not here to bandy compliments and tell you, Sir Francis Varney," said the admiral, with much wrath, "Nor I," said Sir Francis Varney, looking suspiciously at Henry "For all that," said the man, "Sir Francis Varney is a vampyre--a "Eh?" said Sir Francis Varney, looking over the admiral''s head, as if he "Young man," said Sir Francis Varney, "I have come to you on a greater "Who would have thought, Henry," said Flora, "that such a man as Admiral


id: 345
title: Dracula
author: Stoker, Bram
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  "Do you know what day it is?" I answered that it was the fourth of May. She shook her head as she said again: Lucy, it was the first time he took _his wife''s_ hand, and said that it And to-night I shall not fear to sleep, since he is close at hand and I went to bed as usual, taking care that the flowers were placed as Dr. Van Helsing directed, and soon fell asleep. I went back to the room, and found Van Helsing looking at poor Lucy, and good man as well as a clever one if he is Arthur''s friend and Dr. Seward''s, and if they brought him all the way from Holland to look after Van Helsing came and laid his hand on Arthur''s shoulder, and said to If that time shall come again, I look to you to make


id: 10007
title: Carmilla
author: Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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  six years old, when one night I awoke, and looking round the room from "General Spielsdorf cannot come to us so soon as I had hoped," said my turned my head away; at the same moment I heard a cry from my lady "Yes," said my father, who had just come in, "ugly, hang-dog looking "I don''t think she will," said my father, with a mysterious smile, and a _Nature!_" said the young lady in answer to my gentle father. My father laughed, and said "Certainly it is a wonderful likeness," but no one now in the room with Carmilla, except my father, Madame, and After a time my father''s face looked into the room; it was pale, "''In the next room,'' said Millarca, ''there is a window that looks upon "''She did not look up,'' said the young lady, plaintively. old General at length, as from a great window he looked out across the


id: 6087
title: The Vampyre; a Tale
author: Polidori, John William
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  Hitherto, Aubrey had had no opportunity of studying Lord Ruthven''s eye spoke less than his lip; and though Aubrey was near the object of They soon arrived at Rome, and Aubrey for a time lost sight of his secret; but Aubrey''s eye followed him in all his windings, and soon no time, he entered the apartment of Lord Ruthven, and abruptly asked Lord Ruthven next day merely Having left Rome, Aubrey directed his steps towards Greece, and he again gradually retired into the same state of mind, and Aubrey Lord Ruthven and Aubrey, imitating their mind became apparently uneasy, and his eye often fixed upon Aubrey, entered, and forcing him from Miss Aubrey, desired her to leave him. Lord Ruthven had called the morning after the drawing-room, and had Aubrey, when he was left by the physician and his guardians, attempted Lord Ruthven had disappeared, and Aubrey''s sister had


id: 40120
title: The Vampire Cat A Play in one act from the Japanese legend of the Nabeshima cat
author: Etten, Gerard Van
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  SCENE: The room of O Toyo in the palace. TIME OF ACTION: Between 10 and 12 p.m. NOTE.--According to the old Japanese legend, the soul of a cat can enter sleeping mat and head rest. To guard thy sleep-[_Startled, the others watch him closely._] A cat--aye, truly Better than prayers is the cure [_Eyeing_ RUITEN.] He begged to be allowed to guard thy sleep He heard, in this room, O Toyo Came a cat-call from the garden-[_Comes down._] The second night of Ito Soda''s watching R. a little and_ BUZEN _re-entering after_ ITO SODA _goes up C._] O TOYO _is heard singing in the garden._] KASHIKU _follows much less disturbed at any fear of a cat Can anything soothe more than thy lips, And you let wild words fall from your lips It were a fitting thing to kiss thy lord. the best plays and entertainment books published in America and England.


id: 32710
title: Doom of the House of Duryea
author: Peirce, Earl
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  Arthur Duryea, a young, handsome man, came to meet his father for the Arthur Duryea cleared his throat, but still his voice was clogged and "I''m looking for my father, Doctor Henry Duryea. Arthur Duryea felt the kindliness of those eyes go through him, and then Henry Duryea placed a hand on his son''s shoulder. "Oh, God, Father!" Arthur went to his knees as a cry burst through his "I''m sorry," he said, and his eyes looked straight over Arthur''s lowered Arthur Duryea passed a hand across his aching eyes. "Listen, Arthur," the elder Duryea went on quickly, his voice low with "A storm," Henry Duryea said, rising to his feet. Arthur read on about the trial of Autiel Duryea before Veniti, the "You--you''re not shaving, Arthur." Duryea''s words, spliced hesitantly, Henry Duryea walked to the foot of the stairs and stood looking up. Arthur Duryea had undoubtedly met death at his own hands.


