"The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" by H.P. Lovecraft

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This is just all the chapters put together into one upload. If you've been following along the whole time, there is nothing new to hear here.

Book I. A Result and a Prologue
Book II. An Antecedent and a Horror
Book III. A Search and an Evocation
Book IV. A Mutation and a Madness
Book V. A Nightmare and a Cataclysm

'Alienist' is an olde tyme word for psychiatrist.

'Supercargo' is a person on board the ship who represents the owner of the cargo being carried.

'Old Style', with regard to dating, means the Julian calendar.

'Roodemas' is the celebration of the Feast of the Cross.

'Dementia praecox' is now known as 'schizophrenia'.

'Phthisical' = afflicted with tuberculosis

'Argand Lamp' is a specific type of oil-lamp notable for increased brightness over other lamps of its day (late 18th to mid-19th century).

'Aqua fortis' is nitric acid

1 rod = 16.5 feet = 5 meters

The picture used for Book I is a public domain photograph of a view from the corner of Jencks & Congdon Streets, by Manchester Bros, taken at least a hundred years ago.

The picture used for Book II, chapters 1-2 is the portrait of Joseph Curwen.

The picture used for Book II, chapters 3-4 is "Edw[ar]d Kelly, a Magician. in the Act of invoking the Spirit of a Deceased Person.", from the book "Astrology, A New and Complete Illustration of the Occult Sciences" by Ebenezer Sibly, M.D. F.R.H.S., Embellished with Curious Copper-Plates, London, 1806.

The picture used for Book II, chapters 5-6 is "Militia at First Line".

The picture used for Book III, chapters 1-2 is the Trial of George Jacobs of Salem for witchcraft.

The picture used for Book III, chapters 3-4 is "Bran Castle" by David Stanley, used here under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).

The picture used for Book III, chapters 5-6 is "Providence: 140 Prospect Street" by Andrew Kuchling, used here under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). This house is basis for the Ward family mansion in the story.

The picture used for Book IV, chapters 1-2 is of Béla Lugosi as Dracula, from the 1931 movie Dracula.

The picture used for Book IV, chapters 3-4 is an aerial view of Conanicut Island, used here under the Creative Commons Copyright-Only Dedication (based on United States law) or Public Domain Certification. Conanicut Island is home to Dr. Waite's private hospital. The hospital is purely fictional, but given the relatively undeveloped nature of the island, you can easily imagine it being an excellent place for a psychiatric hospital.

The picture used for Book V, chapters 1-2 is a public domain picture of stairs leading into ancient Roman catacombs.

The picture used for Book V, chapters 3-4 is "Alchemist Lab - Pharmazie-Historisches Museum Basel" by ilovebutter, used here under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).

The picture used for Book V, chapters 5-6 is from the text of the book, being the Latin script referenced in chapter 5: Corvinus necandus est. Cadaver aq forti dissolvendum, nec aliqd retinendum. Tace ut potes.

The picture used for Book V, chapter 7 is "The Invocation of Yog-Sothoth" by Demodus, used here under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/).

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