Psychological horror and doubles

5 books

The Fall of the House of UsherEdgar Allan Poe · 1839This 1839 gothic tale by Edgar Allan Poe follows a nameless narrator who rides to the gloomy House of Usher to visit his boyhood friend Roderick Usher, who has summoned him while suffering from acute bodily illness and mental disorder.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Lifted VeilGeorge Eliot · 1859A short novel by George Eliot, first published in 1859, narrated by a dying man who possesses clairvoyance and foresees his own death. He recounts his unhappy childhood and life, burdened by unwanted insight into others' motives and futures.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde · 1890A novel by Oscar Wilde, first published in 1890, about a painter who creates a striking portrait of a beautiful young man named Dorian Gray and grows reluctant to exhibit the work, fearing he has put too much of himself into it.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeRobert Louis Stevenson · 1886A Gothic mystery novella published in 1886, told through the eyes of lawyer Mr. Utterson, who investigates the sinister Mr. Hyde and his puzzling connection to the respectable Dr. Jekyll.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Tongues of ConscienceRobert Hichens · 1900A 1900 collection of short stories by Robert Hichens, reprinted in 1971, including "Sea Change," the tale of a lonely island clergyman whose encounter with a celebrated sea painter prompts reflections on death, doubt, and the sea's power over the people of his parish.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية