J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Gothic mystery novel is narrated by Richard Beckett, a young Englishman abroad in Napoleonic-era France. He falls instantly in love with a mysterious and imperiled Countess, whom he glimpses momentarily behind her black veil. In order to be near her, he takes a room in the Dragon Volant (the Flying Dragon), a haunted inn that has been the site of mysterious disappearances.
Chapter 1. On the Road – 00:00
Chapter 2. The Inn-Yard of the Belle Etoile – 8:09
Chapter 3. Death and Love Together Mated – 16:27
Chapter 4. Monsieur Droqville – 23:51
Chapter 5. Supper at the Belle Etoile – 32:26
Chapter 6. The Naked Sword – 46:43
Chapter 7. The White Rose – 57:58
Chapter 8. A Three Minutes’ Visit – 1:11:04
Chapter 9. Gossip and Counsel – 1:19:21
Chapter 10. The Black Veil – 1:28:21
Chapter 11. The Dragon Volant – 1:38:29
Chapter 12. The Magician – 1:48:02
Chapter 13. The Oracle Tells Me Wonders – 1:57:39
Chapter 14. Mademoiselle de la Valliere – 2:08:10
Chapter 15. Strange Story of the Dragon Volant – 2:22:04
Chapter 16. The Parc of the Chateau de la Carque – 2:35:20
Chapter 17. The Tenant of the Palanquin – 2:48:44
Chapter 18. The Churchyard – 2:57:22
Chapter 19. The Key – 3:09:50
Chapter 20. The High-Cauld Cap – 3:19:34
Chapter 21. I See Three Men in a Mirror – 3:28:02
Chapter 22. Rapture – 3:35:02
Chapter 23. A Cup of Coffee – 3:43:13
Chapter 24. Hope – 3:51:28
Chapter 25. Despair – 3:59:53
Chapter 26. Catastrophe – 4:06:42
Post time: Jun-12-2017