Project Gutenberg 2005-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 101 Duchess 1897 Hungerford, Mrs. (Margaret Wolfe Hamilton) Hungerford, Margaret Wolfe Hamilton Hungerford, Margaret Hamilton The Haunted Chamber: A Novel Produced by Bill Tozier, Barbara Tozier, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Haunted Chamber" by Duchess is a gothic romance novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in an old castle, steeped in dark history and ghostly legends, focusing on the young baronet Sir Adrian Dynecourt as he prepares to host a gathering of guests at his ancestral home. Amidst the anticipation of visitors, the narrative unfolds explorations of past tragedies in the "haunted chamber," providing suspense around the characters' relationships, particularly between Sir Adrian, Miss Florence Delmaine, and the enigmatic Arthur Dynecourt. The opening of the novel introduces the atmospheric setting of the castle, highlighted by descriptions of creeping ivy, shadowy twilight, and echoes of historically gruesome events. Sir Adrian is eagerly awaiting the arrival of his guests, particularly Florence, whose beauty and allure captivate him. As guests such as Mrs. Talbot and Florence arrive, the groundwork for romantic entanglements is laid, mingled with hints of past traumas connected to the haunted chamber. There is a palpable tension between the characters, especially as Arthur Dynecourt, Sir Adrian's cousin, enters the scene with intentions that disrupt the delicate dynamics at play. Within this rich tapestry of relationships, the allure of the supernatural looms, setting the stage for drama and intrigue as the characters navigate their entangled fates within the walls of the castle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fantasy fiction, Irish PR Text Category: Romance Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 240583 2025-08-07T05:24:25.482667 text/html 240041 2020-12-11T04:10:36 text/html 165559 2025-08-07T05:24:32.004667 application/epub+zip 168489 2025-08-07T05:24:28.387654 application/epub+zip 156716 2025-08-07T05:24:27.187641 application/epub+zip 341395 2025-08-07T05:24:34.675649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325911 2025-08-07T05:24:31.276660 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259150 2022-09-08T01:05:23.024042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227199 2025-08-07T05:24:24.891638 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 227069 2020-12-11T04:10:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 227060 2020-12-11T04:10:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20845 2025-08-07T05:24:34.810644 application/rdf+xml 16200 2025-08-07T05:24:27.689680 image/jpeg 4092 2025-08-07T05:24:27.429658 image/jpeg 86931 2020-12-11T04:10:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 89588 2020-12-11T04:10:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 86899 2020-12-11T04:10:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 162992 2025-08-07T05:24:25.502638 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