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Horror tales

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  • The ghost of Ravia, dressed in white with blood on her dress, appears to her husband Cazem during a storm at night, in front of Gothic ruins, and asks him to avenge her murder. Coloured aquatint, ca. 1810.
  • A man reading a novel with an affecting plot to his wife and daughters. Drawing, ca. 1810 (?).
  • A lady telling a gripping story to young women and children. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1785, after J. Opie.
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    The ghost of Ravia, dressed in white with blood on her dress, appears to her husband Cazem during a storm at night, in front of Gothic ruins, and asks him to avenge her murder. Coloured aquatint, ca. 1810.

    | Date: 1810 | Reference: 573795i
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    Poor Polidori : a critical biography of the author of The vampire / D.L. Macdonald.

    Macdonald, David Lorne, 1955-2010. | Date: 1991
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    A lady telling a gripping story to young women and children. Mezzotint by V. Green, 1785, after J. Opie.

    Opie, John, 1761-1807. | Date: Dec.r 1st 1785 | Reference: 674375i
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    A man reading a novel with an affecting plot to his wife and daughters. Drawing, ca. 1810 (?).

    | Date: [1810?] | Reference: 646025i
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    El fabrcante de honradez / Santiago Ramon Y Cajal.

    Ramón y Cajal, Santiago, 1852-1934 | Date: [19??]
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