El Caso De Charles Dexter Ward The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward

The novel, set in 1928, describes how Charles Dexter Ward becomes obsessed with his distant ancestor, Joseph Curwen, an alleged wizard with unsavory habits. Ward physically resembles Curwen, and attempts to duplicate his ancestor's Qabalistic and alchemical feats. He eventually uses this knowledge to physically resurrect Curwen. Ward's doctor, Marinus Bicknell Willett, investigates Ward's activities and is horrified by what he finds.

Incantations of black magic unearthed unspeakable horrors in Providence, Rhode Island. Evil spirits are being resurrected from beyond the grave, a supernatural force so twisted that it kills without offering the mercy of death.

O Caso de Charles Dexter Ward (The Case of Charles Dexter Ward) é um romance escrito no início de 1927, mas não publicado durante a vida de Lovecraft, disponível ao público apenas em 1943. Nele é contada, em forma de relato, a história de Charles, apreciador de arqueologia, que descobre um parentesco inusitado com Joseph Curwen. Investigando essa interessante genealogia, Charles tem acesso às mais aterrorizantes lendas envolvendo seu nome, tornando-se obcecado em descobrir mais a respeito de si mesmo. Lovecraft realmente tira o fôlego do leitor, que se vê envolvido a cada página pelos mistérios que envolvem o passado e o nome de Charles.

O Caso de Charles Dexter Ward (The Case of Charles Dexter Ward) é um romance escrito no início de 1927, mas não publicado durante a vida de Lovecraft, disponível ao público apenas em 1943. Nele é contada, em forma de relato, a história de Charles, apreciador de arqueologia, que descobre um parentesco inusitado com Joseph Curwen. Investigando essa interessante genealogia, Charles tem acesso às mais aterrorizantes lendas envolvendo seu nome, tornando-se obcecado em descobrir mais a respeito de si mesmo. Lovecraft realmente tira o fôlego do leitor, que se vê envolvido a cada página pelos mistérios que envolvem o passado e o nome de Charles.

A nameless terror surges through centuries to engulf the soul of Charles Dexter Ward, a brilliant New England antiquarian. Ward is driven to unleash these loathsome horrors upon a defenceless world, possessed by the demonic shade of his ancestor Joseph Curwen, a warlock steeped in the blackest arts of magic. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward is a short horror novel by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in early 1927, but not published during the author's lifetime