There was a man dwelt by a churchyard. Well, no, okay, it wasn’t always a man; in this particular case it was a woman. There was a woman dwelt by a churchyard. Though, to be honest, nobody really uses that word nowadays. Everybody says cemetery. And nobody says dwelt any more. In other words: There … Read more
Egbert came into the large, dimly lit drawing-room with the air of a man who is not certain whether he is entering a dovecote or a bomb factory, and is prepared for either eventuality. The little domestic quarrel over the luncheon-table had not been fought to a definite finish, and the question was how far … Read more
Craven came up past the Achilles statue in the thin summer rain. It was only just after lighting-up time, but already the cars were lined up all the way to the Marble Arch, and the sharp acquisitive Jewish faces peered out ready for a good time with anything possible which came along. Craven went bitterly … Read more
‘May I join you?’ The medium-sized man with the undistinguished clothes and the blank, anonymous face looked up at Pettigrew, who, glass of beer in hand, stood facing him across the small corner table. Pettigrew, tall, handsome and of fully moulded features, had about him an intent, almost excited air that, in different circumstances, might … Read more
A FEW YEARS AGO, no matter how many, I, Harcourt Blunt, was travelling with my friend Coventry Turnour, and it was on the steps of our hotel that I received from him the announcement that he was again in love. ‘I tell you, Blunt,’ said my fellow-traveller, ‘she’s the loveliest creature I ever beheld in … Read more
Synopsis: “The Invisible Girl” is a short story by Mary Shelley, published in 1833 in The Keepsake. It recounts the adventure of a traveler who, disoriented during a storm, finds refuge in a tower that appears abandoned and in ruins. Inside, he encounters a surprisingly welcoming atmosphere and an enigmatic portrait of a young woman known as “The Invisible Girl.” Fascinated by the place, the man asks a local woman for more information about it. She reveals to him a tale of love, sorrow, and mystery that links a series of characters and explains the reason for such a peculiar construction. The Invisible Girl is a work in which the author of Frankenstein blends the Gothic with the Romantic to tell a tragic and moving story.