"Kerfol" by Edith Wharton is a short story that blends gothic suspense with a deep look at the human mind. The story unfolds in a decaying mansion in Brittany, where an unnamed character is drawn by the estate's beauty and shadowed past. He uncovers the sorrowful story of Anne de Cornault, trapped in a loveless marriage with the controlling Yves de Cornault, her isolation growing with each tragic event involving her cherished dogs. After Yves's mysterious death, Anne's sanity is questioned in court, as she insists ghostly dogs witnessed the crime, leaving an impression of loneliness and haunting echoes of the past in a chilling reflection on love and loyalty.
Kerfol 1916
By Edith Wharton
In a desolate mansion filled with ghostly echoes, a woman's sanity is questioned after her husband's death, and the truth lies hidden among the spectral presence of dogs offering a glimpse into obsession and madness.
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About the AuthorEdith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel, The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
Edith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel, The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
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