THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA
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THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA is a mystery novel by BRAM STOKER, first published in 1902 by WILLIAM HEINEMANN in the United Kingdom. The beginning of the book was published as a short story called "The Seer" in The London Magazine in 1901. It tells the story of an Englishman, Archibald Hunter, living in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who meets and falls in love with an American heiress, Marjory Drake. She is involved with the intrigues of the Spanish–American War, and a complex plot involving second sight, kidnapping, and secret codes unfolds over the course of the novel.
The Mystery of the Sea contains supernatural elements, but is in many respects a political thriller. It is part love story, part political tract, part treasure hunt, and part supernatural. Perhaps, best defined as an Imperial Gothic tale. Stoker draws from personal experience and incorporates historical strands from the Spanish–American War as well as the sixteenth-century conflict between Spain and Elizabethan England, using these events to explore important themes of his time such as national identity and changing concepts of womanhood. Although The Mystery of the Sea received many favorable reviews when it was published, it has been significantly overshadowed in scholarship and criticism by Dracula. The novel is rich in exploration of complex themes and deserves much more attention than it has received.
THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA
$14.00