Project Gutenberg 2004-12-04 Public domain in the USA. 151 Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn 1857 1948 Lin, Frank Horn, Gertrude Franklin The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories The bell in the fog -- The striding place -- The dead and the countess -- The greatest good of the greatest number -- A monarch of a small survey -- The tragedy of a snob -- Crowned with one crest -- Death and the woman -- A prologue (to an unwritten play) -- Talbot of Ursula. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Andrea Ball and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The stories delve into the complexities of human desires, aspirations, and relationships, often featuring protagonists grappling with themes of loneliness, artistic ambition, and the specters of the past. The opening story introduces Ralph Orth, a successful American author who relocates to an ancestral estate in England, setting the stage for a narrative that explores his longing for connection, particularly with two hauntingly beautiful children depicted in portraits at his home. At the start of this narrative, Ralph Orth is depicted in an introspective light as he navigates his new life in an ancient estate, Chillingsworth. He becomes enamored with the lifelike portraits of a boy and a girl, which evoke a desire for companionship and creative inspiration. Orth's fascination leads him to a deep, almost obsessive connection with the children, whom he envelops in his imagination and ultimately decides to give life to through his writing. This opening portion establishes the intertwining motifs of longing and artistic creation, hinting at the supernatural links between Orth's present and the lost lives represented by the children in the portraits. As he begins to write their story, Orth's journey reflects a blend of artistic exploration and a yearning for deeper human connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Gothic fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 372900 372906 2024-09-06T10:55:29.385209 2023-10-06T12:18:19.590001 text/html text/html 379524 2020-12-18T20:41:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 217643 2020-12-18T20:41:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 285828 2024-09-06T10:55:35.661146 application/epub+zip 291253 2024-09-06T10:55:30.917190 application/epub+zip 210547 2024-09-06T10:55:30.013168 application/epub+zip 481852 2024-09-06T10:55:39.298156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457526 2024-09-06T10:55:34.836178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377964 2022-09-07T15:20:07.025570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357770 357694 2024-09-06T10:55:28.764217 2023-10-06T12:18:18.959008 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 357548 2020-12-18T20:41:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 140182 2020-12-18T20:41:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 357539 2020-12-18T20:41:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140105 2020-12-18T20:41:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21103 2024-09-06T10:55:39.432152 application/rdf+xml 16541 2024-09-06T10:55:30.370219 image/jpeg 4199 2024-09-06T10:55:30.190220 image/jpeg 275749 2024-09-06T10:55:29.438191 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