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050 4 _aPR
100 1 _aWalpole, Hugh,
_d1884-1941
245 1 0 _aPortrait of a Man with Red Hair: A Romantic Macabre
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-11-28
508 _aDagny and Laura Natal Rodrigues
520 _a"Portrait of a Man with Red Hair: A Romantic Macabre" by Hugh Walpole is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on Charles Percy Harkness, an American man who embarks on a journey to Treliss, a picturesque town in Cornwall, seeking beauty and refuge after a long period of solitude and reflection in his life. As Harkness navigates his interactions with the locals, he becomes engulfed in the tapestry of romantic and potentially sinister events that unfold around him. At the start of the book, Charles Harkness is traveling by train to Treliss, where he is driven by a sense of curiosity and a desire for adventure, despite grappling with feelings of cowardice and isolation. The opening chapters introduce us to Harkness's psyche, revealing a man who is sensitive, introspective, and somewhat caught between two worlds—his American identity and his experiences in Europe. His train journey is interrupted by an old man who expresses disdain for tourists, foreshadowing the tension between visitors and the local customs of Treliss. Upon arriving in Treliss, Harkness is drawn into a web of intrigue when he overhears a distressed girl named Hesther pleading to be freed from a troublesome marriage. This pivotal moment sets the stage for a complex exploration of love, identity, and the conflicts that arise in a seemingly idyllic setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: George H. Doran company, 1925
653 _aHorror tales
653 _aGothic fiction
653 _aSuspense fiction
653 _aSadism -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002965881
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66837
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