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The Living Nightmare
Anton M. Oliver · 1923
When the Mitchells leave town before a funeral, they ask their lodger, MacMillen, to keep watch in their old house—with a body still in the living room. He expects a quiet night, but darkness, strange sounds, and flickering lights test his certainty that there is nothing to fear.
Inside this edition
Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 14 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.
The Unnamed City
The Mitchell HouseThe old residence stands among monuments to industry and progress.
The Mitchell House Watch
The Living Nightmare — Characters
MacMillen — Profile
Jim Brown — Profile
The Night Watch Is AcceptedJim Brown presses MacMillen about the empty house; MacMillen is untroubled.
The Empty PedestalsThe open room holds no explanation for what MacMillen sees.
This edition
- Title
- The Living Nightmare
- Author
- Anton M. Oliver
- First published
- 1923
- Illustrated plates
- 31 original artworks · 14 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 1 · about 1,877 words
- Reading time
- 8 min
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- September 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
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