My mom found a copy of this book in the children's section of our library, and I agree with her that it's totally inappropriate for children. The old, flowery language would be incomprehensible to a child, not to mention the creepy subject matter. 
 It is a very short, quick read though. There isn't much of a story to it. Still, I think it's sort of interesting the way the author chose to tell the story by setting up a mystery and then unraveling it in the form of written confessions. There's something fun about reading different characters' writing. It reminds me of Dracula, in a way, but this was even more anticlimactic than that book. 
 I like adding these classic fantasy books to my "read" list, even if they aren't as highly entertaining as contemporary books. It's interesting to see where our modern monsters came from. I think I might need to re-read Frankenstein sometime soon, too.