The Room in the Dragon Volant
Автор:
J. Sheridan Le FanuЖанр:
Дата добавления:
2025-07-03Язык книги:
EnglishКол-во страниц:
45
Description
First published in his collection In a Glass Darkly, this gothic novella contains some of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s most atmospheric writing.
In 1815 Europe is still reeling from the Napoleonic wars. A young, wealthy Englishman goes traveling to France and Belgium, and is quickly surrounded by characters who may not be exactly what they seem: a beautiful young countess with a cruel husband, an elegant gentleman involved in delicate political intrigue, a violent, ugly old soldier bent on revenge, and a fortuneteller who seems to know everything about his affairs.
Le Fanu pulls these threads together into an intricately plotted mystery, with the sinister...
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