The Garden of Evil

There are many reasons that the word "disappointment" comes to mind when considering The Lair of the White Worm, not the least of which is that this is the final book written by Stoker the year before his death in 1912. I, also, don't consider it one of the worst novels ever written. I think the nov......more

This is indeed one strange little book, but I agree with no less a critic than H.P.Lovecraft when he says that the central idea--that of an ancient serpent who survives into the "modern" 19th century and exerts a malign influence on the living--is a good one. But the execution IS rather poorly done.......more

Adam Salton, un joven australiano, acepta la invitación de su tío abuelo para viajar a Inglaterra, concretamente a su finca de Lesser Hill. Además de para conocerse mejor, el señor Salton desea que Adam conozca de primera mano las leyendas y ruinas locales, entre las que destaca la historia de una p......more

Written one year before Stoker's death and soon after one of his strokes, this one is a weird novel. With a strange set of characters that get involved in hair-rising adventures and afterwords talk about them like nothing out of the ordinary happened. Edgar Caswall develops a maddening obsession for......more

No había oído nada de esta novela y cayó por casualidad en mis manos, ha sido una grata sorpresa,una tram que me ha enganchado desde el principio. Una novela gótica ideal para estas fechas. Muy recomendable.......more