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Darker Shores

By Michael , Punter

Book information

Publisher
A&C Black;Methuen Drama
Year
2009
ISBN
9781408138120, 9781408128312, 1408138123
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1885488 bytes)
Series
Methuen Drama
Pages
80 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Haunted houses;Manners and customs;Spiritualists;D

Description

Darker Shores is a Victorian ghost story which manages to be playfully intelligent, emotionally resonant and also quite scary. Its ghoulish atmosphere, biblical fanaticism and dark, knowing wit results in a piece which is both menacing and funny. The plot is as follows: it is Christmas 1875 and Professor Gabriel Stokes takes lodgings at The Sea House, on a desolate stretch of the East Sussex coast. No sooner has he arrived than the troubled history of the house comes to the fore with unexplained and mysterious happenings. Having enlisted the help of Tom Beauregard, an American spiritualist, the two embark on a terrifying journey to discover the truth. Following the traditions of the finest ghost stories, Darker Shores is a gripping and shadowy tale of suspense. Published to coincide with its world premiere at Hampstead Theatre, London 3 Dec 2009 -16 Jan 2010.

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