"The Room in the Dragon Volant" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a story about a young, wealthy Englishman named Richard Beckett who finds himself tangled in a web of mystery and romance during his travels in Europe after Napoleon's time. On his way to Paris, Beckett meets a beautiful and secretive woman, sparking his interest and hinting at dangerous connections. He checks into an inn and quickly gets caught up in the strange events surrounding a Count, a Countess, and a violent Colonel, creating an atmosphere of intrigue, danger, and the promise of love as the story unfolds.
The Room in the Dragon Volant
By Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
A young gentleman's European vacation turns treacherous when he becomes entranced by a mysterious woman linked to dark secrets.
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About the AuthorJoseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. He was a leading ghost story writer of his time, central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories". Three of his best-known works are the locked-room mystery Uncle Silas, the vampire novella Carmilla, and the historical novel The House by the Churchyard.
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. He was a leading ghost story writer of his time, central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories". Three of his best-known works are the locked-room mystery Uncle Silas, the vampire novella Carmilla, and the historical novel The House by the Churchyard.
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