This edition includes the unabridged text of the 1831 edition, as well as a new introduction revealing never before published information on the life and works of Francis Lathom.

"The worthy doctor Urbino di Cavetti is kidnapped and led blindfolded to the bedside of a young woman.

The Midnight Bell is a gothic story of greed and jealousy, of individuals becoming the victims of their own uncontrollable passions, bringing disaster on themselves and others.