Google makes scary stories searchable for halloween
Straight from Google’s media alerts:
WHO:Google Book Search
WHAT:Google Book Search Launches Scary Stories Site
WHERE:www.google.com/scarystories
WHEN: Starting October 25, 2006WHY: What would Halloween be without a little trick-or-treating? This year, make exploring spooky classic tales part of your treat.
We’ve gathered some of the best scary classics you can find. This includes the familiar Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as well as more obscure tales like Thomas Hardy’s The Withered Arm or Ambrose Bierce’s An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge. You’ll find 26 stories at google.com/scarystories.
Search the full text of the books to discover who famously uttered “nevermore,” why Van Helsing was forced to behead the “bloofer lady” and how Ichabod Crane met his untimely end in a tranquil glen called Sleepy Hollow.
Since we’ve digitized the full text of these stories and novels, you can search every word. But that’s not all, these books are part of the public domain in the U.S., so whenever you see a button, you’re free to download, save and print a PDF version to read at your own pace. And if you decide you want to buy a hard copy, “All editions” will show you multiple editions, many of which are available for purchase.
Please note that some of these books may not be in the public domain everywhere in the world. Where copyright status is in question, we do not enable Full View access or downloading.
We hope that Google Book Search helps you discover some great new authors — and maybe even sends a shiver or two down your spine.
For more information, please see today’s Google Blog post at http:/googleblog.blogspot.com or Google Book Search at http://booksearch.blogspot.com.
CONTACT:
Megan Lamb
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