Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
Idealistic young scientist Henry Jekyll struggles to unlock the secrets of the soul. Testing chemicals in his lab, he drinks a mixture he hopes will isolate--and eliminate--human evil. Instead it unleashes the dark forces within him, transforming him into the hideous and murderous Mr. Hyde. "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" dramatically brings to life a science-fiction case study of the nature of good and evil and the duality that can...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Robert Louis Stevenson originally wrote "Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde" as a " chilling shocker." He then burned the draft and, upon his wife's advice, rewrote it as the darkly complex tale it is today. Stark, skillfully woven, this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character through the strange case of Dr. Jekyll, a kindly scientist who by night takes on his stunted evil self, Mr. Hyde. Anticipating modern psychology, "Jekyll And...
Author
Series
James Asher vampire novels volume 1
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Language
English
Description
The vampires had been living in London since the time of Elizabeth I, but now they were being ruthlessly murdered by someone who ripped their coffins open for the light of day to burn them to ashes. No vampire could endure the daylight to destroy the murderer. They had to turn to a mortal human for aid.
4) Neverwhere
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
A man goes to the aid of woman pursued by assassins and discovers an alternative City of London, a subterranean, medieval world populated by "people who fell through the cracks" from the real city above. A fantasy tale, replete with demons and wizards. By the author of The Sandman.
Author
Series
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
DS Jamila Patel and DC Jerry Pardoe are called to an abandoned London factory where they find a pile of scorched human heads. Soon they are on the trail of a cult that worships a Neolithic god who demands human sacrifices. As Londoners are abducted off the streets to be mutilated and die horrifically, can Patel and Pardoe stop the cult or will they become victims themselves?
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the tale in which a kind and well-respected doctor is transformed into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug of his own creation. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
Author
Series
Publisher
Tordotcom
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"When magic and superpowers emerge in the masses, Wendy Deere is contracted by the government to bag and snag supervillians. As Wendy hunts down Imp—the cyberpunk head of a band calling themselves “The Lost Boys”— she is dragged into the schemes of louche billionaire Rupert de Montfort Bigge. Rupert has discovered that the sole surviving copy of the long-lost concordance to the one true Necronomicon is up for underground auction in London....
Author
Publisher
Rayo
Pub. Date
2008
Language
Español
Description
The people who know the woman who calls herself "Athena" and is known as "the Witch of Portobello Road" in London--including a reporter, an actress, her mother, her ex-husband, and others--recount their experiences with a remarkable individual.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
On a hill overlooking the grey sea, in a house filled with the past, a woman gathers her ghosts for one night to hear their story retold.
Born into the grotesque bustle of mid-twentieth century London she is drawn by her mother's past back to wild, coastal countryside in Ireland. Her own heritage is partly this and partly mystery which will never be solved.
She has loved deeply and lives alone. On the night of her beloved only son's departure from...
10) Dracula
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Jonathan Harker is travelling to Castle Dracula to see the Transylvanian noble, Count Dracula. He is begged by locals not to go there, because on the eve of St. George's Day, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will come full sway. But business must be done, so Jonathan makes his way to the Castle - and then his nightmare begins. His beloved wife Meena and other lost souls have fallen under the Count's horrifying spell....
11) Soulless
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette... Alexia accidentally kills the vampire, and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate. With unexpected vampires appearing and expected...
12) A duchess a day
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Lady Helena Lark has spent years trying to escape her wedding to the vain and boring Duke of Lusk. She's evaded, refused--even run away. When her family's patience runs out, they pack her off to London to walk down the aisle. But Helena has another idea: find a more suitable bride to take her place, even if she must look for a replacement duchess every day"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success, and set a precedent that was to be followed by other Christmas books, including The Chimes (1844) and The Cricket (1845). Each book was published at the same time of year, in the same format, and extolled similar values about the virtues of love, charity and the family unit. But none would achieve the cult status of A Christmas Carol, a book so popular it has become part...