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The Red Room

H Wells

The Red Room' is a short gothic story written by H. G. Wells in 1894. It was first published in the March 1896 edition of The Idler magazine. An unnamed protagonist chooses to spend the night in an allegedly haunted room in Lorraine Castle. He intends to disprove the legends surrounding it. Despite vague warnings from the three infirm custodians who reside in the castle, the narrator ascends to "the Red Room" to begin his night's vigil.

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24 pages, 2 editions

English edition · First published 2018 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · ISBN 9781720562306

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Editions

2 editions

English

  • The Red Room · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2018 · ISBN 9781720562306 This page
  • Red Room : The1896 Classic Ghost Short Story, HG Wells - Large Print (Annotated) · Independently Published · 2022 · ISBN 9798421101369

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