H is old servant ... had spoken of the strangely aromatic and hideously carven box he had found in the attic, and of the indecipherable pa...

"This is a place of bastards and illegitimate bloodlines, cast-offs and caitiffs, criminals and deposed heirs alike, all sent here in...

T hen came the locked cellar door, and the search for something to break it down. A heavy stool stood near, and its tough seat was more th...

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion. Alexander the Great There once we...

We  have just begun to navigate a strange region; we must expect to encounter strange adventures, strange perils ... The Terror , by Ar...

My life might have been passed in ease and luxury, but I preferred glory to every enticement that wealth placed in my path. Oh, that some ...

T hen, nearer, I perceived a strange light, a pale, violet- purple fluorescent glow, quivering under the night breeze. For a space I could ...