15 episodes
Evil Guest, The by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 - 1873) LibriVox
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Le Fanu’s inimitable style continues with The Evil Guest, a murder mystery fraught with dark imagery and mysterious characters. An unwanted guest visiting a dreary and isolated home is murdered; the thriller leads the reader down countless ‘dead’ ends before revealing the identity of the guilty party. (Introduction by Cathy Barratt)
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01 (Beginning ... "Dear Madame, how happy -- how very happy you make me.")
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02 (Had Ithuriel touched with his spear, ... "Thank you ma'am -- God bless you," said the man, withdrawing.)
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03 (Mrs. Marston rang the bell ... yet mighty things were involved in the alternative.)
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04 (There was a deeper gloom than usual ... "which you fear to tell me of.")
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05 ("My looks! Why, curse it" ... "will, I fear, affect him most deplorably.")
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06 (The young man kissed her tenderly ... they were summoned together to prosecute.)