02237cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000310011324500260014426400510017030000470022133600260026833700260029433800360032050000310035650800350038752011930042253400450161565300320166065300220169265300200171465300530173465300400178785600430182799900170187035617UtSlPG20260610133819.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aMachen, Arthur,d1863-194714aThe Terror: A Mystery 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-03-20  aDave Haren and Marc D’Hooghe  a"The Terror: A Mystery" by Arthur Machen is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of World War I, focusing on a mysterious series of terrifying events that plague a rural district in Wales. The narrative introduces themes of fear, paranoia, and the unknown, as local inhabitants grapple with unexplainable disappearances and deaths, suggesting a sinister force at play.  The opening of the novel sets the stage by reflecting on the atmosphere of World War I, evoking a sense of dread and anticipation among the populace. Machen establishes a connection between the war and the inexplicable horrors that begin to child the small community of Meirion. As the protagonist becomes drawn to the deaths related to a lost child and a series of other strange occurrences, he hints at eerie phenomena involving seemingly ordinary events turned deadly, thereby creating a chilling sense of foreboding. The reader is introduced to a land overshadowed by terror, with curious hints that the events are tied not just to the war's brutality but perhaps to something even darker lurking in the shadows of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aLondon (England) -- Fiction  aMurder -- Fiction  aMystery fiction  aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Fiction  aAnimals -- Great Britain -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35617  c76460d76460