Some tales in this collection were inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, others he revised, two he co-authored – but all bear the mark of the master of primordial terror.
The Horr...
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Classic / British English
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<p>Другие названия: Три рассказа о сыщиках</p><p>В произведение входит:
История I. Пара перчаток / The Pair of Gloves
История II. Мастерское прикосновение / The Artful Tou...
'I was conscious of a most horrible smell of mould, and of a cold kind of face pressed against my own...'
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