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Англо-ирландского писателя Джозефа Шеридана Ле Фаню (1814-1873) при жизни ставили в один ряд с Уилки Коллинзом и Эдгаром По. П...
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Madam Crowl...
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
From the pioneer of horror fiction, this tale of a clergyman tormented by a demonic creature is one of the greatest Victorian ghost stories.
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В деревушке Чейплизод, неподалеку от Дублина, при выкапывании новой могилы на местном погосте обрушивается старое захоронение, обнаружившее необычную находку – треснувший ...
