Project Gutenberg 2004-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 210 Capes, Bernard 1854 1918 Capes, B. E. J. Capes, Bernard Edward Joseph At a Winter's Fire The moon stricken -- Jack and Jill -- The vanishing house -- Dark Dignum -- William Tyrwhitt's "copy" -- A lazy romance -- Black Venn -- An eddy on the floor -- Dinah's mammoth -- The black reaper -- A voice from the pit. E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "At a Winter's Fire" by Bernard Capes is a collection of short stories published during the late 19th century. The opening tale, "The Moon Stricken," immerses readers in a hauntingly atmospheric narrative set in the Swiss Alps, following an unnamed protagonist who encounters various characters, including Camille Barbière, a young man grappling with the aftermath of insanity attributed to a traumatic event connected to a full moon. The beginning of "At a Winter's Fire" presents a vivid scene of the protagonist's trek through a desolate gorge in the Alps, where he reflects on the eerie ambiance as night descends. He ultimately encounters Camille and his mother, who describe Camille's earlier sanity and subsequent madness linked to a mysterious event during a full moon. The tension builds around Camille's troubled past, as he exhibits both gentleness and a haunting presence, stirring the protagonist's curiosity. The narrative paints a rich landscape of psychological and supernatural themes, suggesting a deeper exploration of the human mind against the backdrop of an enchanting yet foreboding natural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Fantasy fiction, English PR Text Category: Short Stories 383183 2025-08-06T08:09:05.769997 text/html 383185 383018 2024-11-06T11:03:09.267452 2023-10-06T11:34:30.103377 text/html text/html 219437 2025-08-06T08:09:13.235923 application/epub+zip 224407 2025-08-06T08:09:08.490945 application/epub+zip 210972 2025-08-06T08:09:07.368951 application/epub+zip 413061 2025-08-06T08:09:16.742998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385721 2025-08-06T08:09:12.396952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360931 2022-09-07T14:17:00.293114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341409 2025-08-06T08:09:05.317970 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 321604 2024-10-28T21:04:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16893 2025-08-06T08:09:16.877885 application/rdf+xml 14830 2025-08-06T08:09:07.852944 image/jpeg 3778 2025-08-06T08:09:07.608939 image/jpeg 218414 2025-08-06T08:09:05.799990 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia