The stone dragon and other tragic romances

by Murray Gilchrist

EN·~4 hours·14 chapters

Chapters

14 total

THE STONE DRAGON

46:37

THE MANUSCRIPT OF FRANCIS SHACKERLEY

32:57

MIDSUMMER MADNESS

27:33

THE LOST MISTRESS

18:00

WITCH IN-GRAIN

6:37

THE NOBLE COURTESAN

13:02

THE WRITINGS OF ALTHEA SWARTHMOOR

16:16

THE RETURN

14:00

THE BASILISK

15:13

DAME INOWSLAD

10:28

Description

A young man recounts the bitter dispute between his father and his great‑aunt Barbara, a domineering matriarch who schemes to bind him to a child‑wife from her estate. The aunt

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Duration

~4 hours (249K characters)

Release date

May 24, 2025

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76153

Subjects

Fantasy fiction, English Short stories, English Paranormal fiction, English PR

About the author

Murray Gilchrist

1868–1917

A prolific English writer of the late Victorian and Edwardian years, he is remembered for eerie, atmospheric fiction that blends Gothic unease with Decadent style. His work also drew deeply on the landscapes and folklore of Derbyshire’s Peak District.

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