The Poor Clare by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
"The Poor Clare" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a gothic short story first serialized in 1856. A young lawyer recounts extraordinary events from his past involving Bridget FitzGerald, an Irish servant who loses everyone she loves. When a man kills her beloved dog, she calls down a terrible curse—unknowingly condemning her own granddaughter to be haunted by a demonic doppelganger. The lawyer must race to lift the curse before it destroys the
young woman he loves. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Poor Clare |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Poor_Clare_(short_story) |
| Credits | David Price, Audrey Emmitt and Eugenia Corbo |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Horror tales, English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 2548 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2001 |
| Most Recently Updated | Feb 5, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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