Author: Victoria Westbrook

2020-10-01 – Dracula by Bram Stoker has officially been released as part of the Whitewolf Classic collection. Originally released in 1897, the Whitewolf edition of this work contains the original English text.

Description: Jonathan Harker, a young English solicitor, travels to Transylvania to help the aristocratic Count Dracula finalize the purchase of an old estate (Carfax) near London. In a chilling epistolary tale – told through diaries, letters, and newspaper clippings – Mr. Harker soon realizes his host is an ancient, blood-sucking undead creature who imprisons him in a decaying castle haunted by seductive female vampires. Dracula sails to England, unleashing terror on innocents and targeting the beautiful Lucy Westerna, whose mysterious decline draws the brilliant Professor Abraham Van Helsing.

A cornerstone of horror literature, Dracula explores Victorian fears of invasion, sexuality, and the clash between modernity and ancient evils.

The Whitewolf Classic of this novel includes the original English text published in 1897.

Pages: 422

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2020-07-01 – In a Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu has been released as part of the Whitewolf Classic collection. Originally released in 1872, the Whitewolf Classic edition contains the original English text.

Description: In a Glass Darkly is a landmark collection of five eerie tales, presented as posthumous papers of the metaphysical physician Dr. Martin Hesselius, the stories explore the shadowy boundary between psychological torment and genuine otherworldly menace.

The volume opens with the unsettling Green Tea, in which a clergyman is stalked and gradually broken by a malevolent spectral monkey visibly only to him. It is followed by tales of relentless supernatural pursuit (The Familiar), a corrupted judge haunted by vengeful phantoms (Mr. Justice Harbottle), a suspenseful mystery involving deception and live burial (The Room in the Dragon Volant), and the book’s most famous work, Carmilla, a pioneering vampire novella that predates other notable works by many years, and focuses on a seductive, undead female predator.

Le Fanu’s subtle, atmospheric prose builds dread and through suggestion and ambiguity, reflecting the biblical title’s idea of perceiving truth “through a glass, darkly,” this collection remains essential reading for fans of classic horror, psychological ghost stories, and early vampire fiction.

The Whitewolf Classic edition of this Gothic text includes the original English text published in 1872.

Pages: 367

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2020-04-01 – Brave New World & Island by Aldous Huxley has been released as part of the Whitewolf Classic collection. Originally released in 1932 and 1962 respectively, the Whitewolf Classic edition contains the original English text.*

Description: Bernard Marx is an alienated member of the upper-class in a futuristic World State around 2540 AD (632 AF, “After Ford”), a seemingly perfect society where humans are mass-produced in hatcheries, genetically engineered into rigid castes, and are conditioned from “birth” to embrace consumerism, instant gratification, and shallow happiness. Bernard decides to take a vacation to a “Savage Reservation” in New Mexico where he meets a “savage” named John and decides to return with him to the “brave new world.” John’s arrival in the utopian world leads to a clash of natural human values and the soulless comfort of a world that has sacrificed freedom and meaning for superficial pleasures.

Brave New World is a chilling warning about the adaption of technology in a consumerist and utilitarian world. Island explores how humanity might achieve genuine well-being through awareness, compassion, and balanced living.

The Whitewolf Classic of both these works include the original English text released in 1932 and 1962 respectively, as well as the essay “Brave New World Revisted” by Aldous Huxley.

Pages: 628

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*Due to copyright constraints, the Whitewolf edition of this work is only available for sale to customers in Canada and New Zealand.

2020-01-01 – The Odyssey by Homer has been released as part of the Whitewolf Classic collection. The original text of this epic poem is known to have existed around 500 BC, but was not translated into English until around 1500 AD, two thousand years later. The Whitewolf Classic edition is a revision of the Samuel Butler version released in the late 19th century.

Description: At the conclusion of the ten-year Trojan War, Odysseus embarks on a journey to return home to his wife and son. He faces divine wrath, especially from Poseidon, including monstrous foes such as cyclops, sirens, and storms. Meanwhile, back in Ithaca, his faithful wife Penelope cleverly fends off insistent suitors, while his son Telemachus grows into manhood, searching for news about his father.

The Odyssey is a rich classical text that explores ancient Hellenic themes, such as the Greek concept of homecoming (nostos), intelligence (metis), hospitality (xenia), and complex relationships between humans and the divine – celebrating the human spirit’s resilience against impossible odds.

Pages: 302

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2019-10-01 – Frankenstein by Mary Shelley has been officially released as a part of the Whitewolf Classic collection. The Whitewolf edition of this classic text contains the original 1818 English text.

Description: Victor Frankenstein is an ambitious young scientist who, driven by a desire to conquer death, assembles a creature from scavenged body parts and animates it through occult scientific means. Horrified by the grotesque result, Victor abandons his creation, leaving the intelligent, articulate being to face rejection, isolation, and growing rage from a world that shuns him solely based on his appearance.

Narrated through layered themes – including letters from explorer Robert Walton – the tale explores profound themes: the ethics of unchecked scientific ambition, the consequences of playing God, the nature of monstrosity, loneliness, revenge, and what it means to be human.

Pages: 218

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2019-07-01 – White Fang & The Call of the Wild by Jack London has been released as part of the Whitewolf Classic collection. Originally released in 1906 and 1903 respectively, the Whitewolf Classic edition contains the original English text.

Description: White Fang is a wolf-dog hybrid born to a wild she-wolf near the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories of Canada. He is shortly taken and adopted as a pup to a tribe of Indigenous people, starting his life on a long road towards domestication with human beings.

The Call of the Wild complements the story of White Fang as it follows the tale of Buck, a 140lbs. St. Bernard-Scotch Shepherd mix born to a wealthy family in Santa Clara Valley, California. Buck finds himself on an opposite journey from domestication to a return to the wild as he encounters different human beings and finds himself in the Yukon Territory of Canada during the Klondike Gold Rush.

The Whitewolf Classic edition of both White Fang, released in 1906, and The Call of the Wild, released in 1903, have been combined to detail the complementary nature of each story. Both stories touch on aspects of nature versus nurture, survival of the fittest, and the rugged and harsh conditions of the Canadian frontier in the northern territories during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Pages: 303

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2019-04-01 – The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling has been released as part of the Whitewolf Classic collection. The Whitewolf edition of this classic text contains the original English text released in 1894, as well as the sequel released in 1895.

Description: Mowgli is an orphaned boy raised by a pack of wolves as their “man-cub”. He learns the Law of the Jungle under the guidance of the wise Baloo, a sloth bear, and the sleek Bagheera, a black panther. He faces thrilling dangers from the menacing tiger Shere Khan and mischievous monkeys, discovering his place between the animal kingdom and human world.

The Jungle Book is a timeless collection of stories set in the wild Indian jungle, blending adventure, fable, and moral lessons. Full of vivid characters, poetic songs, and themes of loyalty, courage, and belonging, Kipling’s classic has enchanted generations and inspired countless adaptations.

Pages: 328

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2019-01-01 – The Revenger’s Tragedy by Thomas Middleton has been released as part of the Whitewolf Classic collection. Originally released in 1607, the Whitewolf Classic edition contains the original English text.

Description: Vindici holds a vendetta against the Duke for the death of his fiancée who was poisoned by him nine years ago. When Vindici’s brother, Hippolito, is given the opportunity to get closer to the Duke by his son, Lussurioso, the two seize the opportunity to exact revenge against the lustful Duke, alike many in this Italian court.

The Revenger’s Tragedy is an underrated, violent tale from the Jacobean Era of both revenge and the tragedy thereof, where revenge may not provide what one seeks.

Pages: 126

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2018-11-01 – The Völsunga Saga by Anonymous has been released as part of the Whitewolf Classic collection. Believed to be based on a first millennium legend, the first-known written edition of the folk tale existed as early as the 13th century. The Whitewolf Classic edition of this Germanic tale contains the English translation from the original Icelandic text.

Description: The Story of the Völsungs is a medieval folktale written by an unknown hand about the Völsung family from generation to generation, beginning with Sigi, the son of Odin, all the way through to the famous Germanic hero, Sigurd, the bane of the sinister dragon Fafnir. Believed to be based on late ancient to early medieval times during the rule of Germanic kings in Western and Central Europe, this timeless tale has set the basis for modern fantasy novels, alongside other European medieval tales, although arguably none as more critical as the Völsungs.

Known in Germany by the name Siegfried, the basis of this heroic figure have been widely debated, from legendary figures such as Arminius in the 1st century to later legends up to the 10th century. The earliest copy of this folkish tale was compiled in 13th century in Iceland and is largely based on the historical text, the Elder Edda.

Pages: 157

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2018-10-01 – The War of the Worlds by H.G. Well has been released as part of the Whitewolf Classic collection. Originally released in 1898, the Whitewolf Classic edition contains the original English text.

Description: A late 19th-century English unnamed narrator is the witness of the sudden arrival of Martian invaders who have come to the British Isles in cylinder-shaped spacecrafts. The technologically superior Martians unleash devastating heat-rays and drive towering tripods as they begin to conquer the Earth, causing widespread panic and destruction that spells doom and threatens to end human civilization.

The War of the Worlds is the earliest novel that speaks of extraterrestrial invasion, popularizing the trope and ideas of invasive extraterrestrial beings with advanced technologies attacking humanity. The novel plays with the evolutionary idea of survival of the fittest, postulating what if humans were attacked by a species more advanced than humanity to threaten their position as the apex predators.

Pages: 183

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