The Lair of the White Worm (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Bram Stoker
- First Published: 1911
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—mythological
- Time of Work: 1860
- Setting: Central England
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Mythology or myths, Nineteenth century, Europe or Europeans, Worms, Kites
- Locales: England
The Plot
The Lair of the White Worm, Bram Stoker’s last novel, was published one year before his death and written while the author’s health was failing. Biographers have speculated that the poor quality of the writing is a result of the author’s physically deteriorating condition and the possibility that he may have been under the influence of drugs used to control pain.
The story concerns Adam Salton, who returns to England from Australia and stays with his Uncle Richard in the family freehold in the heart of old Mercia in central England. Richard...
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