Project Gutenberg 2011-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 533 Machen, Arthur 1863 1947 The Terror: A Mystery Dave Haren and Marc D’Hooghe "The Terror: A Mystery" by Arthur Machen is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of World War I, focusing on a mysterious series of terrifying events that plague a rural district in Wales. The narrative introduces themes of fear, paranoia, and the unknown, as local inhabitants grapple with unexplainable disappearances and deaths, suggesting a sinister force at play. The opening of the novel sets the stage by reflecting on the atmosphere of World War I, evoking a sense of dread and anticipation among the populace. Machen establishes a connection between the war and the inexplicable horrors that begin to child the small community of Meirion. As the protagonist becomes drawn to the deaths related to a lost child and a series of other strange occurrences, he hints at eerie phenomena involving seemingly ordinary events turned deadly, thereby creating a chilling sense of foreboding. The reader is introduced to a land overshadowed by terror, with curious hints that the events are tied not just to the war's brutality but perhaps to something even darker lurking in the shadows of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en London (England) -- Fiction Murder -- Fiction Mystery fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Fiction Animals -- Great Britain -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 241509 2025-08-14T12:00:34.663083 text/html 242026 2022-12-16T01:42:50 text/html 371867 2025-08-14T12:00:37.851113 application/epub+zip 371502 2025-08-14T12:00:35.173112 application/epub+zip 161220 2025-08-14T12:00:34.904070 application/epub+zip 436410 2025-08-14T12:00:40.163054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418359 2025-08-14T12:00:37.615088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211272 2022-09-16T10:05:02.505191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229492 2025-08-14T12:00:34.451131 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229238 2022-12-16T01:46:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19352 2025-08-14T12:00:40.300048 application/rdf+xml 18552 2025-08-14T12:00:34.992122 image/jpeg 2142 2025-08-14T12:00:34.948103 image/jpeg 86427 2022-12-16T01:47:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 536926 2022-12-16T01:47:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 537369 2025-08-14T12:00:34.688109 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