Project Gutenberg 2004-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 51 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.) en Short stories Fantasy fiction, English PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 383184 383025 2024-09-06T10:05:22.864076 2023-10-06T11:34:29.915361 text/html text/html 383177 383018 2024-09-06T10:05:23.076033 2023-10-06T11:34:30.103377 text/html text/html 197893 2024-09-06T10:05:29.521072 application/epub+zip 203094 2024-09-06T10:05:24.583021 application/epub+zip 203093 2024-09-06T10:05:23.723156 application/epub+zip 388107 2024-09-06T10:05:33.340984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360747 2024-09-06T10:05:28.940085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360931 2022-09-07T14:17:00.293114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341534 341442 2024-09-06T10:05:22.539013 2023-10-06T11:34:29.615429 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 341230 2020-12-18T15:46:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 137873 2020-12-18T15:46:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 341238 2020-12-18T15:46:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137840 2020-12-18T15:46:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20188 2024-09-06T10:05:33.472957 application/rdf+xml 14821 2024-09-06T10:05:24.081035 image/jpeg 3786 2024-09-06T10:05:23.900035 image/jpeg 198017 2024-09-06T10:05:23.109049 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia