Publisher's Synopsis
Wylder's Hand is a gothic novel written by J. Sheridan Le Fanu. It tells the story of a young woman named Alice Maybell who is engaged to be married to a man named Charles Wylder. However, when Charles goes missing, Alice sets out to find him and uncovers a dark secret about his family. Along the way, she encounters a cast of mysterious characters, including a gypsy fortune-teller and a sinister doctor. As she delves deeper into the mystery, Alice begins to question her own sanity and wonders if she can trust anyone, including herself. The novel is filled with suspense, romance, and gothic horror, making it a classic of the genre.I was looking towards the stair-head. The passage was empty and ended in utter darkness. I glanced the other way, and thought I saw--though not distinctly--in the distance a white figure, not gliding in the conventional way, but limping off, with a sort of jerky motion, and, in a second or two, quite lost in darkness.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.