
In the quiet corridors of an ancient Cambridge college, a series of short, whimsical sketches beckon listeners into a world where scholarly life and the uncanny intersect. The narrator guides us past stone gateways, cloistered arches, and dimly lit staircases, each scene tinged with a blend of merriment and melancholy. Illustrated details of portals, fireplaces, and hidden windows give the tales a vivid, almost tactile quality, inviting you to imagine the echo of footsteps and whispered conversations that have lingered for centuries.
Among these vignettes lies the story of a secluded chamber known only to a few—a room once bustling with the comforts of the Georgian era, now sealed in darkness behind a massive oak door. Within its walls the “Everlasting Club” once gathered, a secret society whose revelry and intrigue echo the infamous gatherings of London’s notorious clubs. As the narrative unfolds, you’ll sense the pull of hidden histories and the lingering promise of mysteries yet to be uncovered.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (172K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United Kingdom: W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., 1919.
Credits
Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Release date
2022-11-28
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1852–1940
Best remembered for quietly unsettling ghost stories, this Cambridge scholar wrote eerie tales under the pen name "Ingulphus". His fiction sits alongside a long career as a teacher, historian, and Master of Jesus College, Cambridge.
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