The Monster
Edgar Saltus · 1913
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Description
Edgar Saltus, an American writer known for lush prose, wrote this novel, which came out in New York in 1913. The story opens just after a wedding, with a bride standing by an open window above the sea. Boats, flowers, and warm air fill the scene, and her rich husband stands close by.
From that calm start, the tale moves into dark ground, as the title warns. Saltus builds his effects with rich detail and a taste for the strange and the cruel. The bride's new life, so bright at first sight, holds a threat she does not yet see. Readers get a short, ornate tale of beauty mixed with dread.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Edgar Saltus |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 247 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |