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The Classic Horror Collection - Volume II - Dracula - The War of the Worlds - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - The Black Cat - Unabridged

By Bram Stoker & H.G. Wells &
The Classic Horror Collection - Volume II - Dracula - The War of the Worlds - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - The Black Cat - Unabridged by Bram Stoker & H.G. Wells &  digital book - Fable

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Ever since man first began to tell stories - often crouched around a campfire late at night - storytellers have tried to send a chill up the spine of their listeners; to delight, thrill and even terrify their audience with stories of ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night. To this day, some of the most popular stories ever written were created to give readers a sense of dread, excitement and wonder at the unknown.  

Collected here are four of the world's best-known and beloved tales of horror, suspense and terror: Bram Stoker's "Dracula," H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat."  

We begin with the greatest vampire story of all time, Bram Stoker's terrifying classic "Dracula," which spins the tale of the King of the Undead as he travels from Transylvania to England in search of his lost love.  

Next, we find ourselves in a world under siege in H.G. Wells' groundbreaking story of alien invasion, "The War of the Worlds." As the Earth is attacked from above, we follow our narrator as he flees into the British countryside to escape the murderous horde from Mars!  

Then we have "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," American short story writer Washington Irving's Halloween tale of Ichabod Crane - the superstitious Yankee schoolteacher who comes face-to-face with the legendary Headless Horsemen in the woods of New England!  

And finally, we find ourselves in the world of Edgar Allan Poe, the Master of Horror, as he spins the tale of a violently cruel young man who believes he can get away with murder...and the only adversary who can possibly bring him to justice: a misused feline with a taste for vengeance!  

Collected together for the first time, here are four stories of murder, mayhem and malevolence, all presented in their original and unabridged formats.

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About Bram Stoker

Abraham Stoker (8 November 1847 - 20 April 1912) was an Irish author, best known for his epic work of Gothic horror, Dracula.Stoker was the third of Abraham Stoker and Charlotte Mathilda Blake Thornley's seven children. He was born on the north side of Dublin (the adjacent park is now known as "Bram Stoker Park") and suffered from poor health as a child. His forced leisure time to recover from his early illnesses made him a thoughtful and contemplative child, which he later claimed served as an asset to his writing career.Stoker recovered from his childhood maladies and actually went on to become a star athlete at Trinity College in Dublin. His interest in the theatre led him to become a critic for the Dublin Evening Mail, where a good review of Hamlet drew the attention of actor Henry Irving. After marrying Florence Balcombe in 1878 and moving to London, Stoker was invited by Irving to become the acting and business manager of the Lyceum Theatre, a post he held for 27 years.Though he had always dabbled in short story writing, it wasn't until he began working at the Lyceum that he began writing novels. He wrote four full-length books before being inspired to create his masterpiece, Dracula, in 1897. He joined the literary staff at the Daily Telegraph in London and continued writing, including the horror novels The Lady of the Shroud (1909) and The Lair of the White Worm (1911).Stoker traveled the world with Irving and, while in America, he twice visited the White House, under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. During his travels, he met many of the great literary icons of the day, including his hero Walt Whitman, with whom he shared a famous correspondence.Stoker suffered a series of strokes and died in London from what is believe to be complications of syphilis in 1912.

H.G. Wells

Herbert George Wells was one of the most prolific and influential writers of the late 19th and early 20th century, producing during his lifetime some of the most revered and best-selling books of the science fiction genre earning himself the title of "The Father of Science Fiction."More than simply a spinner of futuristic tales, Wells was also a fierce and incisive social critic. His works reflect an astonishing foresight, as Wells predicted many of the century's greatest innovations, including space travel, the dominance of 20th century aircraft, tank warfare, satellite television, nuclear weapons and the Internet. His works often touched on the fantastical as well, dealing with such topics as time travel, alien invasion, invisibility and bioengineering.An outspoken socialist and pacifist, Wells later turned his attention to politics and his later works are more the work of a journalist and activist than that of a creator of fiction.His best known works remain his "Scientific Romances," which include The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau and perhaps the most famous work of science fiction ever created - The War of the Worlds.Wells' works have been adapted into radio dramas, stage productions and dozens of motion pictures.H.G. Wells died on August 13, 1946 at the age of 79. He had requested that his epitaph read:"I told you so. You damned fools."However, upon his death, his remains were cremated and scattered into the English Channel.

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was born Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809, the second child of actors David and Elizabeth ("Eliza") Poe.A year after his birth, Poe's father abandoned the family and his mother died soon thereafter. Poe was subsequently taken in (though not formally adopted) by John and Frances Allan of Richmond, Virginia (thus providing him with a middle name).Poe had a tense relationship with his foster family, often arguing with John Allan over finances. Poe attempted to become a soldier, enlisting in 1827 under an alias, but he was forced to leave cadet training at West Point and began concentrating more heavily on his writing.Poe's earliest stories were published anonymously in 1827 but soon after leaving the military, he began publishing works under his own name and contributing articles on literary criticism to local journals and newspapers. In his brief but prolific career, he produced dozens of short stories, poems and essays. He migrated from city to city, living at times in Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City.In 1836, Poe married his 13-year-old cousin, Virginia Clemm, who died of tuberculosis eleven years later. Poe would use Virginia and her death as the inspiration for many of his dark tales of loss and yearning.Poe was known for his macabre and morbid fiction, his short stories and poems often featuring haunted characters, cursed houses, murder, mayhem and often gory and disturbing assaults. He is also known as the inventor of "detective fiction" for his creation of the Sherlock Holmes prototype C. Auguste Dupin.A lifelong alcoholic who often suffered from severe bouts of depression and mental illness, Poe was found wandering about the streets of Baltimore on October 3, 1849 and was brought to Washington Medical Hospital where he died four days later. His cause of death has been widely speculated upon as being from liver failure, cholera, meningitis, syphilis or, possibly, a combination of factors.Edgar Allan Poe remains one of America's most celebrated and widely-read authors and his works have been adapted into dozens of films and dramatic productions.

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