
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
Set against the roaring Atlantic, Drumgool House sits like a weather‑worn barn on a cliffside where sea mist mingles with the scent of gorse. The estate is surrounded by sweeping hills, endless heather, and a four‑mile stretch of lush turf known as the finest horse‑training ground in the country. Within this remote landscape, Miss French—a frail, owl‑eyed girl whispered to be a changeling—arrives in a rickety bath‑chair, her mysterious condition hinting at a world where folklore and reality entwine.
The French family’s legendary stables pulse with the quiet ambition of a man named Moriarty, a rough‑handed servant who barely understands the deeper spirit that drives a winning horse. As the morning light catches the sea’s endless roar, listeners are drawn into a tale of isolation, superstition, and the relentless pursuit of speed, all set against Ireland’s haunting beauty. The story unfolds with a keen eye for the land’s wild character and the uneasy balance between human desire and the untamed world that watches it.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (424K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2017-08-10
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1863–1951
Best remembered for writing The Blue Lagoon, he was an Irish novelist and trained doctor whose sea stories and island romances carried generations of readers far from everyday life. His books often drew on his medical work at sea and his gift for vivid, dreamlike settings.
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