THE WYVERN MYSTERY (Complete Edition: All 3 Volumes) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Spine-Chilling Mystery Novel of Gothic Horror and SuspenseBy Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Length14h 59m
About this audiobook
The Wyvern Mystery unfolds as a richly plotted Victorian sensation novel in which courtship, inheritance, family secrecy, and moral peril converge around the ominous precincts of Wyvern. Across its three-volume design, Le Fanu blends the domestic novel with Gothic unease: ancestral houses, threatening kinship structures, legal ambiguities, and intimations of violence create an atmosphere where ordinary life seems shadowed by buried transgression. Its style is characteristically patient and insinuating, relying less on overt terror than on suspense, irony, and psychological pressure, placing it within the mid-nineteenth-century tradition of mystery fiction alongside the work of Wilkie Collins and Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873), one of Ireland's most important writers of supernatural and mystery fiction, brought to such narratives the sensibility of a journalist, antiquarian, and acute observer of Anglo-Irish social anxieties. His experience as an editor and his familiarity with law, property, class, and clerical culture helped shape novels in which hidden crimes disturb respectable surfaces. The same imagination that produced Carmilla and Uncle Silas informs this work's brooding treatment of secrecy and vulnerability. This complete edition is recommended to readers interested in Victorian Gothic, sensation fiction, and the evolution of the modern mystery novel. It rewards patient reading with intricate plotting, atmospheric density, and a subtle study of fear embedded within family and society.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.6 (729)
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GenreHorror, Mystery and Thriller
Length14 hrs 59 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 15, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1IN A GLASS DARKLY (Mystery & Horror Collection) (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Volume I:
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6Chapter I. Alice Maybell
7Chapter II. The Vale Of Carwell
8Chapter III. The Grange
9Chapter IV. The Old Squire and Alice Maybell
10Chapter V. The Terrace Garden
11Chapter VI. The Old Squire Unlike Himself
12Chapter VII. The Squire's Eldest Son Comes Home
13Chapter VIII. Never Did Run Smooth
14Chapter IX. In Which the Squire Loses His Gold-Headed Cane
15Chapter X. The Drive Over Cressley Common by Moonlight
16Chapter XI. Home
17Chapter XII. The Omen of Carwell Grange
18Chapter XIII. An Inspection of Carwell Grange
19Chapter XIV. A Letter
20Chapter XV. Harry Arrives
21Chapter XVI. A Party of Three
22Chapter XVII. Mildred Tarnley's Warning Story
23Chapter XVIII. The Brothers' Walk
24Chapter XIX. Coming In
25Chapter XX. Harry Appears at the Grange
26Chapter XXI. Harry's Beer and Conversation
27Chapter XXII. The Trout
28Chapter XXIII. The Visitor
29Volume II:
30Chapter I. The Summons
31Chapter II. Lilly Dogger is Sent to Bed
32Chapter III. The Lady Has Her Tea
33Chapter IV. Through the House
34Chapter V. The Bell Rings
35Chapter VI. Tom is Ordered up
36Chapter VII. The Old Soldier Grows More Friendly, and Frightens Mrs. Tarnley
37Chapter VIII. News From Cressley Common
38Chapter IX. An Unlooked-For Return
39Chapter X. Charles Fairfield Alone
40Chapter XI. Awake
41Chapter XII. Restless
42Chapter XIII. Through The Wall
43Chapter XIV. A Messenger
44Chapter XV. Unreasonable Bertha
45Chapter XVI. An Abduction
46Chapter XVII. Pursuit
47Chapter XVIII. Day--Twilight--Darkness
48Chapter XIX. Hatherton
49Chapter XX. The Welcome
50Chapter XXI. The Wykeford Doctor
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