Project Gutenberg 2007-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 2186 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) 1866 1946 Wells, Herbert George The Red Room Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Room_(short_story) Produced by David Widger "The Red Room" by H. G. Wells is a horror short story written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around an unnamed protagonist who attends a vigil in a supposedly haunted room within a mysterious manor. The story explores themes of fear and the psychological impact of the unknown, particularly in settings that evoke superstition and dread. In the tale, the protagonist enters the Red Room with the intention of confronting its haunting reputation. Despite his bravado and rational mindset, he experiences terrifying occurrences as the darkness seemingly comes alive around him. Candles mysteriously extinguish, plunging him into deeper shadows, and he ultimately succumbs to overwhelming fear, resulting in a physical and psychological breakdown. When he awakens, he realizes that the true horror of the Red Room is not a ghost, but rather the paralyzing power of fear itself, which lingers in the room and affects all who enter it. This revelation underscores the story's central message about the nature of terror found within the human psyche. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: British Literature 50672 2025-08-09T14:08:01.847521 text/html 47498 2021-01-26T02:35:20 text/html 73741 2025-08-09T14:08:05.288492 application/epub+zip 72528 2025-08-09T14:08:03.320492 application/epub+zip 72528 2025-08-09T14:08:02.352509 application/epub+zip 124603 2025-08-09T14:08:06.746503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118195 2025-08-09T14:08:04.743484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 92421 2022-09-11T04:23:45.552802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42021 2025-08-09T14:08:01.621507 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41971 2016-09-17T10:42:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41621 2013-08-23T10:22:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19902 2025-08-09T14:08:06.878483 application/rdf+xml 8551 2025-08-09T14:08:02.842500 image/jpeg 2398 2025-08-09T14:08:02.596492 image/jpeg 16019 2016-09-17T10:44:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 17080 2021-01-26T02:35:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 15947 2013-08-23T10:22:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 70510 2025-08-09T14:08:01.854506 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia