The House in the Mist
Anna Katharine Green
Leído por Crln Yldz Ksr
It was a night to drive any man indoors. Not only was the darkness impenetrable, but the raw mist enveloping hill and valley made the open road anything but desirable to a belated wayfarer like myself.
Being young, untrammeled, and naturally indifferent to danger, I was not averse to adventure; and having my fortune to make, was always on the lookout for El Dorado, which, to ardent souls, lies ever beyond the next turning. Consequently, when I saw a light shimmering through the mist at my right, I resolved to make for it and the shelter it so opportunely offered.
But I did not realize then, as I do now, that shelter does not necessarily imply refuge, or I might not have undertaken this adventure with so light a heart. Yet, who knows? The impulses of an unfettered spirit lean toward daring, and youth, as I have said, seeks the strange, the unknown and, sometimes, the terrible. (Exerpt from Chapter I) (1 hr 49 min)
Capítulos
| 1a - An Open Door, part 1 | 21:32 | Leído por Crln Yldz Ksr |
| 1b - An Open Door, part 2 | 16:11 | Leído por Crln Yldz Ksr |
| 2 - With My Ear to the Wainscoting | 11:44 | Leído por Crln Yldz Ksr |
| 3a - A Life Drama, part 1 | 31:07 | Leído por Crln Yldz Ksr |
| 3b - A Life Drama, part 2 | 17:38 | Leído por Crln Yldz Ksr |
| 4 - The Final Shock | 11:29 | Leído por Crln Yldz Ksr |
Reseñas
I love AKG!
The Listener
this is the second time I've heard this story..... intense! it's one of her shortest and yet passion is depicted in a most extraordinary way. Carolin is one of my favorites..... keep reading please, Carolin! Okiekid..... when are you going to stop listening? can't wait for the day. I've been listening to a lot of stories.... and I always read the reviews. I keep seeing your negative comments and am getting tired of them. can you not find a single positive thing to say about someone? I have good advice for you...... if you have a negative thing to say, find something positive to say about the very same thing.... same person. can't wait to see it!
You have to love the romanticism in this book
mikezane
It recalls to mind when people still believed in love at first sight that lived forever. Sigh! That aside, this is also a good mystery. A man's fortune is about to be divided up between his undeserving relatives. However, he insists on one formality - a last supper. A weary traveler stumbles onto the scene and becomes an unwilling participant in the story that is about to unfold. Oh and what a story! Carolin did an excellent job bringing another AKG to life. Enjoy!
Fantastic Tale!
Lynette C.
Ah, here's one of those old books that makes you wonder why it isn't a universally known classic. What a fun find during my October hunt for fresh gothic, ghostly, or surreal reading. Great narration from Carolin, too. Yes, native English speakers can hear her accent, but it is charming and adds to the misty atmosphere of the story. If your ear isn't used to listening to such speakers, give it a chance to acclimate - it's part of living in a global village! :)
one of my favorite readers
Ms. Elizabeth
Yearly listening list. This is such a great short story.
Somerton64
I enjoyed this book quite a lot. it took some getting used to the accent of the reader who to be honest I found very annoying. after a few chapters I seemed to forget or had gotten used to her pronunciation. book well worth a listen.
thoroughly enjoyable
free LeonardPeltier
An entertaining tale with a happy ending for the deserving. Very well read. Thank you to the reader.
John Price
rather starting to enjoy the sort of creativity this author A.K.G. never really spent a lot of time on murder mysteries, always been more into action, adventure, and ALL western authors, and Edgar Rice Burrows and such.. but I seem to have exhausted these such novels have started in on these darn murder mysteries and such... with somewhat favorable I like this authors creativity and sort of new to this narrator but find her voice and reading style very favorable. Thank you Libirvox for putting us all together... LIBIRVOX ROCKS✌🏼
Sparky
SPARKY
The use of vocabulary no longer in our culture was a pleasure to hear...the story was well presented but as always, I do not like to hear the part of a man read by a woman...somewhere along the line the ending was predictable but not a deterrent... I recommend this as a good story but especially for the usage of descriptive adjectives