The Lair of the White Worm

By: Stoker, Bram

"Indeed," Richard Salton went on, "I am in hopes that you will make your permanent homehere. You see, my dear boy, you and I are all that remain of our race, and it is but fitting that youshould succeed me when the time comes. In this year of grace, 1860, I am close on eighty years ofage, and though we have been a long-lived race, the span of life cannot be prolonged beyondreasonable bounds. I am prepared to like you, and to make your home with me as happy as youcould wish. So do come at once on receipt of this, and find the welcome I am waiting to give you. Isend, in case such may make matters easy for you, a banker's draft for 200. Come soon, so that wemay both of us enjoy many happy days together. If you are able to give me the pleasure of seeingyou, send me as soon as you can a letter telling me when to expect you. Then when you arrive atPlymouth or Southampton or whatever port you are bound for, wait on board, and I will meet youat the earliest hour possible."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08RR7S6DH
• ISBN13: 9798588358651
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

The cat and the canary / The mongoose and the White Worm.

This book was reissued as “The Garden of Evil”. These reissues often came with new titles, cover art, and framing to attract readers who might not connect with the original name. You have probably read other stories by Abraham (Bram) Stoker, so you know that the writing is verbose. However, if you miss a sentence, you may miss a major point of the story. With parallel stories that overlap, if you do not read every word, you will find yourself with loose ends. There are sufficient twists and turns. There is a slow buildup to an action-packed end. This book will worm its way into your library. The movie just uses the Book title but uses its own story. Lair of The White Worm [Blu-ray] (1998)