Project Gutenberg 2017-08-30 Public domain in the USA. 168 Hume, Fergus 1859 1932 Hume, Ferguson Wright Hume, Fergus W. (Ferguson Wright) A Creature of the Night: An Italian Enigma Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by the Internet Archive (The Library of Congress). "A Creature of the Night: An Italian Enigma" by Fergus Hume is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work presents a tale rich with mystery and intrigue, centering on the protagonist who finds himself in the enchanting but eerie landscape of Italy, particularly Verona. The story begins with him pursuing a shadowy figure linked to a haunting past and suggests themes of love, betrayal, and the supernatural. The opening of the novel sets a vivid stage as the main character narrates his experiences following his curiosity about a spectral figure he encounters near a cemetery. After an unsettling night spent following this "ghoul," the protagonist finds himself ensnared in a web of deception surrounding a mysterious woman and an also-mysterious man, who may be a murdered tenor named Guiseppe Pallanza. As he explores the deserted Palazzo Morone, where dark deeds have taken place, he grapples with the haunting memories and secrets of the past, hinting at a deeper connection to a romantic tragedy entwined with the lore of Verona and ancient Italy. Overall, the initial chapters immerse the reader into a realm where the line between reality and supernatural blur, offering a compelling exploration of human passion and its darker consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/creatureofnighti00hume_0 Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en British -- Italy -- Fiction Mystery fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 321787 2025-07-22T07:34:11.363195 text/html 301281 2025-01-28T14:33:53 text/html 193992 2025-07-22T07:34:18.729145 application/epub+zip 199899 2025-07-22T07:34:14.401194 application/epub+zip 196085 2025-07-22T07:34:13.211193 application/epub+zip 410377 2025-07-22T07:34:21.728175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396989 2025-07-22T07:34:17.848151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307617 2022-08-25T05:12:05.775506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298057 2025-07-22T07:34:10.558192 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278159 2025-01-28T14:33:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16617 2025-07-22T07:34:21.858132 application/rdf+xml 17668 2025-07-22T07:34:13.723175 image/jpeg 3966 2025-07-22T07:34:13.464189 image/jpeg 189697 2025-07-22T07:34:11.389198 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