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The Middle Toe of the Right Foot: A Macabre Tale of Dueling Spirits and Sinister Hauntings (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) (Library of Alexandria, Band 337) - Hardcover

Bierce, Ambrose

 
9781806291885: The Middle Toe of the Right Foot: A Macabre Tale of Dueling Spirits and Sinister Hauntings (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) (Library of Alexandria, Band 337)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1806291886 ISBN 13: 9781806291885
Verlag: Muze Publishing, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

What if the past didn't just haunt a house-but followed you into it?

In The Middle Toe of the Right Foot, Ambrose Bierce crafts one of the most striking and psychologically terrifying ghost stories of the American gothic tradition.

A mysterious man known only as "Mr. Manrich" accepts a challenge to enter a house that has been long abandoned due to its reputation as a site of murder and malevolence. What the local daredevils don't know is that he has a personal history with the house-one soaked in blood and betrayal.

But the challenge is no joke. As Manrich steps into the dark, he awakens something that was never truly gone. Within the silence of the house lies a secret-and a spirit-waiting for justice.

This modern translation updates Bierce's sharp, journalistic prose with crisp readability, allowing a new generation to experience the shocking climax and psychological brilliance of this short horror masterpiece.

What You'll Discover in This Modern Translation:

  • A tense, slow-burning ghost story rooted in moral retribution
  • A tale of murder, mistaken identity, and spectral vengeance
  • A haunted house narrative that ends with one of horror's most shocking twists
  • Southern gothic atmosphere filled with decay, guilt, and dread
  • A refined, accessible rendering of Bierce's famously dark and ironic prose

For fans of Poe, Hawthorne, and M.R. James, The Middle Toe of the Right Foot is a chilling descent into moral justice-where even the smallest detail can seal your fate.

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Verlag
Muze Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1806291886
ISBN 13 
9781806291885
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Anzahl der Seiten
36
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