Project Gutenberg 2010-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 172 Swet, Pearl Norton The Medici Boots Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Medici Boots" by Pearl Norton Swet is a supernatural thriller written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around a cursed pair of boots originally owned by a woman from the infamous Medici family in Renaissance Florence. The narrative explores themes of possession, danger, and the malevolent influence of the past as the boots carry a dark legacy that impacts those who come into contact with them. The plot centers on Silas Dickerson, who bequeaths his eclectic collection to his relatives, including the notorious Medici boots. His nephew, John Delameter, and his wife, Suzanne, dismiss an ominous note warning against the boots. As Suzanne becomes increasingly fascinated with the boots, she unknowingly succumbs to their sinister influence, exhibiting violent and strange behavior. The story escalates with eerie occurrences and a series of brutal events, leading to a climax where John must confront the horrifying truth of the boots' dark past to save his wife. Ultimately, Eric, John's brother, recognizes the necessity of destroying the boots to liberate Suzanne from their curse, emphasizing the connection between past sins and present dangers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32639/32639-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Horror tales Inheritance and succession -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 61866 2025-07-13T09:31:01.187369 text/html 57947 2010-06-01T04:13:32 text/html 153199 2025-07-13T09:31:03.637346 application/epub+zip 152028 2025-07-13T09:31:01.622384 application/epub+zip 61904 2025-07-13T09:31:01.402374 application/epub+zip 190756 2025-07-13T09:31:05.388385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183370 2025-07-13T09:31:03.374373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94469 2022-09-15T05:39:46.964285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53648 2025-07-13T09:31:01.011381 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53566 2010-06-01T04:13:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19173 2025-07-13T09:31:05.522432 application/rdf+xml 25131 2025-07-13T09:31:01.482357 image/jpeg 4570 2025-07-13T09:31:01.446379 image/jpeg 160593 2010-06-01T04:13:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 21063 2010-06-01T04:13:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 168861 2025-07-13T09:31:01.249362 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