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""The Wyvern Mystery"" is a gothic novel written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and published in 1869. The story is set in the mid-19th century and revolves around the character of Alice Maybell, a young woman who inherits a large estate called Wyvern from her uncle. However, upon... Read Full Overview

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""The Wyvern Mystery"" is a Gothic novel written by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and first published in 1869. The story takes place in the mid-19th century and revolves around a young woman named Alice Maybell who inherits a large estate called Wyvern from her uncle. Alice's arrival... Read Full Overview

The Wyvern Mystery - A Novel: Vol. I. is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1869. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ...anxious; and pale and silent, was looking forward through the window, as they advanced. At sight of this vehicle, drawn up before them, a sudden fear chilled the young lady with, perhaps, a remote prescience.CHAPTER III.THE GRANGE.The excited nerves of children... Read Full Overview

Get lost in the dark and mysterious world of this classic gothic novel, filled with secrets, twists, and surprises. The Wyvern Mystery follows a young woman named Alice Maybell who ventures to the foreboding estate of her estranged uncle, only to find herself thrust into a... Read Full Overview