The Lair of the White Worm 1911 is a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Published only a year before Stokers death The Lair of the White Worm helped to establish the Irish master of Gothic horrors reputation as a leading writer of the earlytwentieth century. The novel is partly based on the legend of the Lambton Worm a story from popular English folklore dating back to at least the 14th century. In 1860 an Australian named Adam Salton is ed by his greatuncle who invites him to make a visit to England. Arriving by boat in Southampton Salton is greeted by the elderly Richard who surprisingly names him heir of the family estate in Derbyshire. When he gets to Lesser Hill he is quickly overwhelmed by terrifying and mysterious events. His neighbor Edgar Cawall is a strange man obsessed with mesmerism and protecting his crops from pigeons. At his own estate Salton is forced to use mongooses to combat an infestation of black snakes. Meanwhile a local woman named Arabella March appears to be involved in a series of strange disappearances rumored to have something to do with the legendary White Worm an ancient creature haunting the landscape of rural Derbyshire. The Lair of the White Worm is a gripping work of Gothic horror by Bram Stoker the secretive and vastly underrated creator of Dracula one of historys greatest villains. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript this edition of Bram Stokers The Lair of the White Worm is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.