Project Gutenberg 2019-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 227 Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic) 1867 1940 Benson, Edward Frederic Benson, Edward F. (Edward Frederic) Visible and Invisible "And the dead spake----" -- The outcast -- The Horror-horn -- Machaon -- Negotium perambulans -- At the farmhouse -- Inscrutable decrees -- The gardener -- Mr. Tilly's séance -- Mrs. Amworth -- In the tube -- Roderick's story. Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images digitized by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) and generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/) "Visible and Invisible" by E. F. Benson is a collection of supernatural tales written in the early 20th century. The book delves into themes of life, death, and the boundaries between the seen and unseen worlds, exploring human experiences through various stories that blend horror and intrigue. The opening introduces us to the character of Sir James Horton, a reclusive physicist, who is working on groundbreaking theories involving the essence of life and the possibility of resurrecting the dead. The beginning of the narrative sets a tranquil yet eerie tone with a focus on Horton and his experiments that challenge the boundaries of life and death. As the protagonist visits Horton, we learn of his bizarre and innovative theories, including the potential to extract voices from the dead through a gramophone connected to fragments of brain tissue. This concept draws readers into a world where the mysteries of life intersect with the macabre, presenting the chilling implications of such scientific endeavors. Overall, the opening of "Visible and Invisible" beckons readers into a realm of fascination and horror that promises to explore unsettling phenomena beyond the ordinary. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Horror tales, English Short stories, English Ghost stories, English English fiction -- 20th century PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: British Literature 465229 2025-07-24T06:05:15.749795 text/html 459641 2024-10-17T13:55:14 text/html 289119 2025-07-24T06:05:21.326803 application/epub+zip 285582 2025-07-24T06:05:16.714748 application/epub+zip 267170 2025-07-24T06:05:16.203817 application/epub+zip 402577 2025-07-24T06:05:25.137706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366886 2025-07-24T06:05:20.914729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349428 2022-09-27T08:59:37.154137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432460 2025-07-24T06:05:14.974791 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 412478 2024-10-17T13:55:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17980 2025-07-24T06:05:25.391755 application/rdf+xml 16153 2025-07-24T06:05:16.404795 image/jpeg 2028 2025-07-24T06:05:16.358765 image/jpeg 288555 2025-07-24T06:05:15.805810 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