Sea Mew Abbey

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Sea Mew Abbey

by Florence Warden

EN·~6 hours·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total

SEA MEW ABBEY

6:23:13

Description

A somber May morning finds a British naval captain drifting into the quiet French harbor of Harbourg, his heart shattered by the sudden death of his young wife. Cradling their infant daughter, he is haunted by the memory of her last, lifeless gaze, and the weight of his loss presses upon him like the tide itself. Desperate and bewildered, he seeks refuge for the child in an unexpected place—a remote convent perched on the cliffs above the town.

Inside the white‑washed cloisters, the captain’s urgent plea meets the stern yet compassionate Mother‑Superior and the vigilant sisters who tend the chapel’s bells. The stark contrast between the harsh sea and the convent’s tranquil gardens creates a tense, haunting atmosphere as the sailor wrestles with his grief and the unknown future of his daughter. Listeners are drawn into this atmospheric tale of loss, faith, and the fragile hope of finding sanctuary amidst sorrow.

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Language

en

Duration

~6 hours (367K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

NEW YORK: UNITED STATES BOOK COMPANY, 1891.

Credits

an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer

Release date

2023-11-10

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Florence Warden

Florence Warden

1857–1929

Best known for sensation novels full of secrets, disguises, and gothic turns, this English writer also spent time on the stage before devoting herself to fiction. Her work was hugely popular with late-Victorian readers and still has the page-turning pull of classic popular suspense.

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