The Poor Clare
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell's The Poor Clare is a horror novel.
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About The Poor Clare
"The Poor Clare" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a gothic short story first serialized in 1856. A young lawyer recounts extraordinary events from his past involving Bridget FitzGerald, an Irish servant who loses everyone she loves. When a man kills her beloved dog, she calls down a terrible curse—unknowingly condemning her own granddaughter to be haunted by a demonic doppelganger. The lawyer must race to lift the curse before it destroys the young woman he loves.
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Who wrote The Poor Clare?
The Poor Clare was written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell.
What genre is The Poor Clare?
It is usually shelved as Horror.
Is The Poor Clare free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
What books are similar to The Poor Clare?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Great God Pan, Tales of Terror and Mystery and Ghost Stories of an Antiquary.
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