{"product_id":"9780486148847","title":"The Wyvern Mystery","description":"\"[Le Fanu] succeeds in inspiring a mysterious terror better than any other writer.\" — M. R. James.\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful heroine marries the heir to a local estate — but what sounds like a happy ending is just the beginning of a chilling and suspenseful thriller. Set in rural England of the 1820s, \u003ci\u003eThe Wyvern Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e takes its title from ancient myth, in which a two-legged dragon called the \"wyvern\" signifies the truly sinister. Dark hints of the supernatural permeate this 1869 horror classic, which unfolds inside a haunted mansion, where a young bride is imperiled not only by family secrets from the past but also by evil machinations of the present.\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu (pronounced Leff-anew) was known as \"the Dark Prince\" by a wide circle of avid readers during his heyday in the late nineteenth century. The Victorian equivalent of Stephen King, Le Fanu created a compelling series of Gothic novels and ghost stories that Henry James characterized as \"the ideal reading in a country house for the hours after midnight.\"","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126392144112,"sku":"9780486148847","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486148847_p0.jpg?v=1763708333","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486148847","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}