At a Winter's Fire

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Capes, Bernard, 1854-1918

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"At a Winter's Fire" by Bernard Capes is a collection of short stories published during the late 19th century. The opening tale, "The Moon Stricken," immerses readers in a hauntingly atmospheric narrative set in the Swiss Alps, following an unnamed protagonist who encounters various characters, including Camille Barbière, a young man grappling with the aftermath of insanity attributed to a traumatic event connected to a full moon. The beginning of "At a Winter's Fire" presents a vivid scene of the protagonist's trek through a desolate gorge in the Alps, where he reflects on the eerie ambiance as night descends. He ultimately encounters Camille and his mother, who describe Camille's earlier sanity and subsequent madness linked to a mysterious event during a full moon. The tension builds around Camille's troubled past, as he exhibits both gentleness and a haunting presence, stirring the protagonist's curiosity. The narrative paints a rich landscape of psychological and supernatural themes, suggesting a deeper exploration of the human mind against the backdrop of an enchanting yet foreboding natural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The moon stricken

Jack and Jill

The vanishing house

Dark Dignum

William Tyrwhitt's "copy"

A lazy romance

Black Venn

An eddy on the floor

Dinah's mammoth

The black reaper

A voice from the pit.

Credits:

E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Notes:

Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2004-11-14