Eleanor's Gift

by Isis Sousa · 2015

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Eleanor's Gift is a Gothic short story (10 K words), adorned with black and white illustrations and an atmosphere of darkness.

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During the last days of autumn, a wave of strange happenings creeps into Lord Welton's life. It all starts when he brings the sole survivor of a mysterious accident into his household. Soon people close to Lord Welton begin to disappear and a tenebrous danger falls upon the one he loves the most.

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Themes
gothicgothicMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 75 pages
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