Bram Stoker 
The Lair of the White Worm (Annotated) [EPUB ebook] 

Adam Salton is approached by his great uncle in England, who is attempting to rekindle a bond between the family's last two members. Adam travels to Mercia and soon finds himself in the middle of some strange events. Edgar Caswall, the new heir to the Caswall estate, appears to be engaging in some type of mesmeric assault on a local girl. Arabella March, a local lady, appears to be playing her own game — something bizarre, unexplained, and evil…