The Lair of the White Worm

<p><I>The Lair of the White Worm</I> (1911) is a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Published only a year before Stoker's death <I>The Lair of the White Worm</I> helped to establish the Irish master of Gothic horror's reputation as a leading writer of the early-twentieth century. The novel is partly based on the legend of the Lambton Worm a story from popular English folklore dating back to at least the 14th century.</p><p>In 1860 an Australian named Adam Salton is contacted by his great-uncle who invites him to make a visit to England. Arriving by boat in Southampton Salton is greeted by the elderly Richard who surprisingly names him heir of the family estate in Derbyshire. When he gets to Lesser Hill he is quickly overwhelmed by terrifying and mysterious events. His neighbor Edgar Cawall is a strange man obsessed with mesmerism and protecting his crops from pigeons. At his own estate Salton is forced to use mongooses to combat an infestation of black snakes. Meanwhile a local woman named Arabella March appears to be involved in a series of strange disappearances rumored to have something to do with the legendary White Worm an ancient creature haunting the landscape of rural Derbyshire. <I>The Lair of the White Worm</I> is a gripping work of Gothic horror by Bram Stoker the secretive and vastly underrated creator of Dracula one of history's greatest villains.</p><p>This edition of Bram Stoker's <I>The Lair of the White Worm</I> is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.</p> <p>Since our inception in 2020 <b>Mint Editions</b> has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.</p> <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>