The House of the Wolf

by Stanley John Weyman

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Get set for a thrill ride of supernatural proportions with Stanley J. Weyman's The House of the Wolf. Though billed as a romance, this suspenseful tale is packed with action and adventure that will appeal to a broad audience. Whether you're in it for the werewolf scenes or the melting looks and passionate embraces of the leading hero and heroine, it's a can't-miss read for fans of classic action-adventure romances.

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Three gallant but very naïve young French gentlemen trying to act in the interests of a pretty cousin and save her fiancé during the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre get into very confusing adventures.

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Author Stanley J. Weyman was born in Ludlow, Shropshire, England on August 7, 1855. Before becoming a full-time writer, he was a lawyer in the family law firm. He was occasionally referred to as the Prince of Romance and wrote fifteen books between 1890 and 1904 that were set in 16th and 17th century France. Some of his best known novels include show more The House of the Wolf, A Gentleman of France, Under the Red Robe, The Man in Black, Count Hannibal, and The Long Night. He died on April 10, 1928. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Original publication date
1887

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Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
843.4Literature & rhetoricFrench LiteratureFrench fictionClassic period 1600–1715
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PZ3 .W547Language and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction in English
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English
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