Les châteaux d'Athlin et de Dunbayne (2/2), Histoire arrivée dans les Montagnes d'Écosse.

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Les châteaux d'Athlin et de Dunbayne (2/2), Histoire arrivée dans les Montagnes d'Écosse.

by Ann Ward Radcliffe

FR·~2 hours

Chapters

Description

In the mist‑clad valleys of the Swiss cantons, Louise, the solitary daughter of a venerable marquis, lives amidst the tranquil beauty of her family’s ancestral castle. When the charismatic baron of Malcolm, a Scottish noble traveling abroad, encounters her, his admiration quickly turns to love, and he asks for her hand. Yet the prospect of leaving her beloved homeland and the deep‑seated loyalty of her aging father create a painful dilemma that threatens to keep the two apart.

Determined to secure Louise’s happiness, the baron proposes a bold solution: the marquis will accompany his daughter to Scotland, where she can begin a new life beside her husband. The journey promises both the melancholy of farewell and the hopeful promise of a fresh start in the rugged yet enchanting Highlands. Listeners will be drawn into a tale of duty, devotion, and the bittersweet choices that shape a family’s destiny.

Details

Language

fr

Duration

~2 hours (127K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Release date

2020-11-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Ann Ward Radcliffe

Ann Ward Radcliffe

1764–1823

Best known for shaping the Gothic novel, this English writer filled her stories with ruined castles, dark landscapes, and slow-building suspense. Her novels were wildly popular in the late 18th century and helped define the kind of eerie fiction that influenced generations of writers.

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