Project Gutenberg 2024-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 468 Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips) 1890 1937 Lovecraft, Howard Phillips Littlewit, Humphrey Lovecraft, H.P. Ferman, Harry 1906 1973 Furman, Harry The case of Charles Dexter Ward $aNew York, NY :$bWeird Tales, $c1941. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Case_of_Charles_Dexter_Ward Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" by H. P. Lovecraft is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Charles Dexter Ward, a young man from Providence, Rhode Island, whose intense obsession with his mysterious ancestor, Joseph Curwen, leads him down a dark and occult path filled with horrors steeped in witchcraft and ancient evils. The novel explores themes of madness, ancestry, and the dangers of forbidden knowledge, all hallmarks of Lovecraft's signature style. The opening of the book introduces Charles Dexter Ward as a patient in a private mental institution, having vanished under mysterious circumstances. As we learn about his background, it becomes clear he was an antiquarian, deeply intrigued by historical relics and genealogy. His obsession grows when he discovers his lineage to the enigmatic Joseph Curwen, a figure connected to dark witchcraft and alchemical pursuits. The narrative escalates as Ward becomes increasingly consumed by his ancestor's past, leading to a series of bizarre and horrifying events that foreshadow the madness to come. The prologue sets a chilling atmosphere, hinting at the haunting experiences that will unfold as Ward's quest for knowledge blurs the line between reality and the supernatural. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240304084117lovecraft 1941 US Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Horror tales Physicians -- Fiction Mentally ill -- Fiction Magic -- Fiction Alchemists -- Fiction Providence (R.I.) -- Fiction Mass murder -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 298105 2025-06-29T06:38:36.976591 text/html 272726 2024-05-05T20:01:43 text/html 1039577 2025-06-29T06:38:41.665537 application/epub+zip 1042187 2025-06-29T06:38:38.323575 application/epub+zip 278626 2025-06-29T06:38:37.515588 application/epub+zip 1381119 2025-06-29T06:38:44.268554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1369925 2025-06-29T06:38:41.114555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288685 2025-06-29T06:38:36.660629 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 268826 2024-05-05T20:01:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18223 2025-06-29T06:38:44.402530 application/rdf+xml 29364 2025-06-29T06:38:37.827570 image/jpeg 5171 2025-06-29T06:38:37.669566 image/jpeg 1641970 2025-06-29T06:38:37.031658 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