Project Gutenberg 1997-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 283 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam To Be Read at Dusk Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Be_Read_at_Dusk Transcribed from the 1905 Chapman & Hall edition (_The Works of Charles Dickens_, volume 28) by David Price "To Be Read at Dusk" by Charles Dickens is a haunting short story written during the late 19th century, a time characterized by the Victorian literary tradition. The narrative falls within the gothic genre, as it weaves themes of mystery, the supernatural, and psychological tension, exploring the inexplicable and the nature of belief in ghosts. The story emphasizes the engagement of different characters with their fears and uncertainties, particularly revolving around strange occurrences and their interpretations. The plot revolves around a group of couriers gathered outside a convent in the Swiss Alps, discussing eerie experiences and encounters with the supernatural. As they converse, one courier recounts the tale of a newly married English lady who becomes haunted by a dream of a mysterious man’s face, which deeply unsettles her even as she settles into her new life. The arrival of the enigmatic Signor Dellombra—a man strikingly similar to the figure from her dreams—exacerbates her fears, leading to a tragic conclusion as she disappears under his influence. Throughout the story, Dickens plays with the interplay of reality and the supernatural, leaving the reader to question the boundaries between the two. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Short stories Ghost stories PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: British Literature 54196 2025-07-01T07:39:16.762184 text/html 50764 2015-01-11T14:43:07 text/html 299741 2015-01-11T14:46:48 text/html application/zip 305551 2025-07-01T07:39:18.630174 application/epub+zip 303914 2025-07-01T07:39:17.199159 application/epub+zip 59181 2025-07-01T07:39:16.965159 application/epub+zip 330291 2025-07-01T07:39:19.765144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322591 2025-07-01T07:39:18.312172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78285 2022-09-01T08:46:08.529845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46208 2025-07-01T07:39:16.646165 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46298 2015-01-11T14:42:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17973 2015-01-11T14:46:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19119 2025-07-01T07:39:19.890164 application/rdf+xml 9480 2025-07-01T07:39:17.022174 image/jpeg 2060 2025-07-01T07:39:16.992177 image/jpeg 301312 2025-07-01T07:39:16.773193 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