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Despite vague warnings from the three infirm custodians who reside in the castle, the narrator ascends to "the Red Room" to begin his night's vigil. Initially confident, the narrator becomes increasingly uneasy in the room. He attempts to conquer his fear by lighting candles, but keeping the candles lit in the draughty room becomes an ongoing ...
The Red Room (Swedish: Röda rummet) is a Swedish novel by August Strindberg that was first published in 1879. [1] A satire of Stockholm society, it has frequently been described as the first modern Swedish novel. [1] In this novel, Strindberg reflects his own experiences of living in poverty while writing this novel during February to November ...
"The Red Room" (short story), an 1894 short story by H. G. Wells; The Red Room (French novel), a 2001 novel by Nicci French; The Red Room (Strindberg novel), 1879; The Dessert: Harmony in Red (The Red Room), a 1908 painting by Henri Matisse; The Red Room, a 2010 mixtape by The Game; Red Room, a fictional Soviet training program featured in ...
The Red Room is a 2001 psychological thriller novel by Nicci French, [1] [2] [3] the pseudonym of English husband-and-wife team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French. Plot introduction [ edit ]
A German guest named Hermann is asked to tell a story. Hermann's story occurs in 1799 in Andernach on the Rhine in Germany. At that time it was occupied by France. Two young French doctors from Beauvais arrive in the town to serve with the French regiment stationed there. They arrange to spend the night at an inn called the Red Inn, because of ...
Dream of the Red Chamber or The Story of the Stone is an 18th-century Chinese novel authored by Cao Xueqin, considered to be one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. It is known for its psychological scope and its observation of the worldview, aesthetics, lifestyles, and social relations of High Qing China.
"The Ransom of Red Chief" is a short story by O. Henry first published in the July 6, 1907 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. It follows two men who kidnap and demand a ransom for a wealthy man's son. Eventually, the men are overwhelmed by the boy's spoiled and hyperactive behavior, so they pay his father to take him back.
Red Rose, White Rose (Traditional Chinese: 紅玫瑰與白玫瑰; simplified Chinese: 红玫瑰与白玫瑰), is a novella by Eileen Chang, one of the most well-known authors in modern Chinese literature. The novel was first published in 1944 and later included in her short-story collection Chuanqi (1944; "The Legend"). [1]