The Lair of the White Worm
by Bram Stoker
"The Lair of the White Worm" by Bram Stoker is a Gothic horror novel published in 1911. When Australian Adam Salton arrives in Derbyshire to meet his great-uncle and claim an inheritance, he encounters mysterious snake attacks, a murderous noblewoman, and whispers of an ancient legend. As bodies accumulate and dark secrets emerge, Adam discovers that a monstrous creature may lurk beneath the English countryside—and that one local woman might be far more than she appears.
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