
THE WEIRD SISTERS. - A Romance. - BY RICHARD DOWLING, - AUTHOR OF "THE MYSTERY OF KILLARD."
THE WEIRD SISTERS.
PART I. A PLAIN GOLD GUARD.
CHAPTER XII. - THE SHADOW ON THE TOWER OF SILENCE.
CHAPTER XIII. - ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP RODWELL.
CHAPTER XIV. - ON THE RIVER.
CHAPTER XV. - THE FUTURE AS IT SEEMED.
CHAPTER XVI. - THE PRESENT AS IT WAS.
CHAPTER XVII. - THE ASCENT OF THE TOWER OF SILENCE.
CHAPTER XVIII. - ON THE TOP.
A brooding figure named Grey wanders the shadowed grounds of an ancient castle, his mind wrestling with guilt, accusation, and a desperate need for redemption. The story opens with his frantic escape from a room that has haunted him, and a tense encounter with a loyal servant who summons him back to confront unsettling news. The atmosphere is thick with fog‑kissed oaks, a murmuring river, and the whisper of old stones, creating a moody backdrop for his inner turmoil.
Interwoven with the gothic setting is a simmering romance that unfolds through letters, secret meetings, and the lingering presence of a woman named Maud. As Grey confronts the expectations of duty and the promises made to the “Weird Sisters,” he is forced to balance his fear with a fierce resolve, hinting at deeper conspiracies within the estate. Listeners will be drawn into a world where love, loyalty, and the specter of past sins clash beneath the looming Tower of Silence.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (190K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
Dec 4, 2012
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1846–1898
An Irish novelist and short story writer whose work moved easily between mystery, romance, and sensation fiction, he built a busy literary career in late Victorian London. He also wrote under the pseudonym Marcus Fall.
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