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Volume 37 of 54 in Jules Verne's "Extraordinary Voyages", first published in 1893. In the village of Werst in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania (then part of Austria-Hungary), some mysterious things are occurring and the villagers believe that Chort (the devil) occupies... Read Full Overview

The stories in this volume reflect the dark themes evident in Verne

?Mais ? peine avait-il march? quelques pas que le pont-levis se relevait avec fracas contre la poterne... Le comte Franz de T?lek ?tait prisonnier dans le ch'teau des Carpathes.? Le ch'teau des Carpathes est hant?, et son village maudit. Les habitants de Werst le savent bien... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

En ella el autor toma la tradici n de la novela g tica del siglo XIX para escribir un libro alejado, en principio, de sus temas acostumbrados. Pueblos atemorizados por la presencia de un castillo maldito habitado por el Diablo; rivalidades por amores pasados; psicofon as y apariciones;... Read Full Overview

Se trata de una obra fant stica alejada de la tem tica "cient fica" de Verne, y en ella ven algunos autores una de las mejores y m s rom nticas historias "vamp ricas" de la literatura.

La Stilla es una gran cantante de pera, aclamada por el p blico y elogiada por la cr tica. Uno de sus m s fervientes admiradores es el Bar n de Gortz, El Bar n es concurrente asiduo a sus representaciones, es un enigm tico personaje con medios suficientes para seguir a la artista... Read Full Overview

La Stilla es una gran cantante de pera, aclamada por el p blico y elogiada por la cr tica. Uno de sus m s fervientes admiradores es el Bar n de Gortz, El Bar n es concurrente asiduo a sus representaciones, es un enigm tico personaje con medios suficientes para seguir a la artista... Read Full Overview

Resume: Dans le village de Werst, Frick, un berger, remarque un jour qu'une fumee semble sortir du chateau en ruine de Rodolphe de Gortz: l'edifice serait donc a nouveau habite. Cette nouvelle terrifie les villageois, persuades que le chateau est hante et que ce sont des fantomes... Read Full Overview

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. The descriptions of the quaint villagers of Werst, their costumes, manner of living, and belief in the supernatural world would in themselves prove an interesting narrative, but when coupled with the exciting... Read Full Overview