A moment of madness, and other stories (vol. 3 of 3) by Florence Marryat
"A Moment of Madness, and Other Stories" (Vol. 3 of 3) by Florence Marryat is a collection of fictional short stories written during the late 19th century. The narratives often revolve around intense emotional situations, relationships, and societal observations, portraying the complexities of human behavior and interactions. The stories likely feature a variety of characters navigating the intricacies of life, love, and morality in Victorian society. The opening of the collection introduces
us to Ethel Dunstan, who is currently unsettled in a castle with her young daughter, Katie, due to unsettling behavior from their servants, which Ethel perceives as madness. Ethel expresses bitterness over her husband’s absence, fearing his infidelity with a flirtatious acquaintance, Mrs. Lawless. As tensions rise, Ethel faces mysterious events surrounding her child's care and hears unsettling ghost stories about the castle’s past, including a tale of a murdered English woman and her child. This suspenseful beginning establishes themes of jealousy, fear, and the supernatural that likely permeate the subsequent stories in the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
A moment of madness, and other stories (vol. 3 of 3)
Original Publication
London: F. V. White & Co., 1883.
Note
The first story in this volume begins in volume 2, #72575.
Contents
Little white souls [concluded] -- Still waters -- Chit-chat from Andalusia -- The secret of economy -- 'Mother' -- In the heart of the Ardennes -- A midsummer's nightmare -- The ghost of Charlotte Cray.
Credits
Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Reading Level
Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
