The Were-Wolf: With 6 Illustrations by Laurence Housman [ 1896 ] [Paperback]

Clemence Housman (Author)

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Publication Date: August 10, 2009

Originally published in 1896. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: Cornell University Library (August 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1112387900
• ISBN-13: 978-1112387906
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,453,205 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Werewolf Story With a Deeper Message, February 18, 2010

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Danielle "The Book Huntress" "Danielle" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

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I stumbled across this short story for free on Kindle, and I am very glad that I downloaded and read it. With its period settling and rich language, this story involved me very deeply. It is the story of two brothers: one tall, muscular and handsome; and the other, not handsome at all, slight of build and blessed with the incredible ability to run swiftly over long distances. Sweyn is the beautiful, well-admired brother, and Christian is more than happy to walk meekly in his shadow. But when a beautiful, young, white-haired stranger arrives, she drives a wedge between the brothers. For Christian soon suspects that she is the werewolf he has been tracking, and Sweyn quickly falls in love with this mysterious female who calls herself White Fell, and believes that Christian's ravings are induced by jealous madness.

This story inspired a mix of emotions of me, from dread, to anxiety, to deep sadness. It was one of those stories where you are thinking, "This can't end well," when you get to a certain point in reading it. Indeed, the ending is hardly upbeat. But for a story that starts out as one of thrilling suspense and horror, it has a very meaningful message. It's a story about the power of love and sacrifice, and it was very well-done. A great free find on Amazon Kindle. Recommended to fans of classic genre fiction with a deeper, even spiritual message.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best ever, January 1, 2010

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jana l puckett "jelpy" (texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Were-Wolf (Kindle Edition)

An amazingly beautifully written story. Set in a scandanavian middle age, It's almost poetry in some places. It is one of the stories that people who don't think of horror as 'serious' fiction should read.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, September 28, 2010

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This is a refreshing gem of a novella. It's nice to read a story on werewolves in which the werewolf is almost secondary to the idea behind the story. Sacrifice, redemption, good and evil....it's also nice to read a story written at a time during which writers could create sentences more complex than, subject/predicate! Great little book.

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