Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Penguin Classics (2015), Edition: 01, 64 pages
Description
"Do you know that house?" I said, pointing to the residencia. The gaunt peasant, who had just told me he had much frequented these mountains in former years, looked at me darkly and crossed himself. "Too well," he said. "It was there that one of my comrades sold himself to Satan; the Virgin shield us from temptation He has paid the price and is now burning in the reddest place in Hell " He then spoke words that had the ring of prophecy, leaving me shaking with terror. Which way to turn I knew not. But fate decided for me: for while still hesitating I beheld the veiled figure of a woman drawing nearer up the pathway . . .
User reviews
LibraryThing member SashaM
It's been a while since I have read Stevenson and I had forgotten what his style was like... Maybe it was just my mood but I found it very hard to focus on his longish sentences and flowery style.
LibraryThing member Robert.Zimmermann
I've never heard of this story before and randomly found the audiobook (great way to get reading done while walking the dog). I'm glad I found it. Another story from R.L.S. and this time with a little vampire action.
LibraryThing member TheCrow2
A short vampire novella from the author of the Treasure Island. Was a bit too oldstyle and romantic for my taste.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1887
Physical description
64 p.; 6.34 inches
ISBN
0141397969 / 9780141397962
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