Arthur Conan Doyle: The Brazilian Cat
“The Brazilian Cat,” a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1898, tells the story of Marshall King, a man who, due to his dissipated life, faces severe economic
“The Brazilian Cat,” a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1898, tells the story of Marshall King, a man who, due to his dissipated life, faces severe economic
“The Mark of the Beast,” a short story by Rudyard Kipling published in 1890, plunges into the depths of mysticism and cultural tensions in colonial India. The story recounts the experience of Fleete, an Englishman newly arrived in India, who, while under the influence of alcohol during a New Year’s Eve celebration, desecrates a temple of Hanuman, the monkey god. His disrespectful and mocking action towards the sacred provokes supernatural revenge when he is branded on the chest by a mysterious leper known as the Silver Man. As the mark on Fleete’s chest transforms, he changes alarmingly, displaying animalistic behaviors and appetites. His friends are then embroiled in a desperate attempt to understand and remedy his condition, facing the clash between Western rationality and the inexplicable forces of an ancient local faith.
“The Food of the Gods,” a short story by Arthur C. Clarke published in 1964, revolves around human nutrition’s technological and ethical dilemmas. The protagonist is the CEO of a
“The Black Veil,” a short story by Charles Dickens, narrates the disturbing visit of a mysterious woman to the office of a young, newly established doctor. The woman, concealed by a black veil, requests the doctor’s help for a sick person with one peculiar condition: he must not see the patient until the following day. Despite the urgency and seriousness that the woman conveys, the doctor is forced to agree to her strange request. The next day, the doctor goes to the specified location, a bleak and desolate environment, to uncover a disturbing reality that challenges his understanding and tests his humanity. The story delves into themes of mystery, guilt, and redemption, enveloped in a gothic and gloomy atmosphere characteristic of Dickens’ work.
Faith, Half-faith and No Faith At All is a fable by Robert Louis Stevenson that narrates the journey of three men, a priest, a virtuous man, and a wanderer, who
“Dracula” by Bram Stoker is a Gothic novel that tells the terrifying story of Count Dracula, a vampire who travels from Transylvania to England, unleashing a wave of horror and