The Stone Dragon

Name: The Stone Dragon
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: R. Murray Gilchrist
ISBN: 9781467680097

Author: R. Murray Gilchrist

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Red Door Consulting

Published: 03/27/2014

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Family Life, Short Stories

Synopsis

A clause in the will of an old embittered aunt means that our hero has to choose between two women, cousins of his, of whom one is conventional and submissive and the other beautiful, erotic and unconventional. Trysts are held in the Italian garden in the presence of a stone dragon, a symbol of emotion frozen for all time, just as in a conventional marriage. The hero makes his choice, and unleashes a series of events which will not disappoint affectionados of the tragic gothic melodrama.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nancy on April 12, 2018

When the gloves made of human skin first made their appearance in the titular story, "The Stone Dragon," I knew I was going to love this book. And I did. A lot. In this book you'll find ghostly tales, Gothic tales, many stories on the weird side, but it also, in my opinion, has a nice Beaudelaire sor......more

Goodreads review by Luis E. on March 11, 2024

Simple stories regarding content and plot (we could say that "nothing" happens in many of them) but adorned with beautifu descriptions. Some parts were a little difficult to read for someone whose mother tongue is not English and who is far from mastering it.......more