Stoker’s last novel, “After it he decided to recycle published work rather than struggle with new ideas.” (Belford).
It “became Stoker’s most popular novel after Dracula”, “A dark tale of womanhood, the novel stars Lady Arabella, who dresses in white, speaks in sibilant sentences, and is a giant primordial worm – 200 feet long and two thousand years old – who terrorizes the Yorkshire countryside. To eradicate the ancient worm, the hero, Adam Salton, concentrates his efforts against its lair, in a hidden chamber in Lady Arabella’s home.” (Belford).
A very good copy, spine worn and discoloured, front board with a few discreet stains, some spotting throughout. Two contemporary ownership inscriptions to front free and paste-down endpapers.
Barbara Belford, Bram Stoker: a Biography of the author of Dracula.
