Le Fanu’s inimitable style continues with The Evil Guest, a murder mystery fraught with dark imagery and mysterious characters. An unwanted guest visiting a dreary and isolated home is murdered; the thriller leads the reader down countless ‘dead’ ends before revealing the identity of the guilty party. (Introduction by Cathy Barratt)
Chapters
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01 (Beginning ... "Dear Madame, how happy -- how very happy you make me.") Read by Cate Barratt 22:11
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02 (Had Ithuriel touched with his spear, ... "Thank you ma'am -- God bless you," said the man, withdrawing.) Read by Cate Barratt 18:35
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03 (Mrs. Marston rang the bell ... yet mighty things were involved in the alternative.) Read by Cate Barratt 17:30
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04 (There was a deeper gloom than usual ... "which you fear to tell me of.") Read by Cate Barratt 18:09
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05 ("My looks! Why, curse it" ... "will, I fear, affect him most deplorably.") Read by Cate Barratt 17:25
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06 (The young man kissed her tenderly ... they were summoned together to prosecute.) Read by Cate Barratt 18:11
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07 (There remained still to be examined ... glance at ther companion, but did not speak.) Read by Cate Barratt 17:54
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08 ("Mr. Marston still persists" ... "J. Danvers") Read by Cate Barratt 16:45
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09 ("He regards it as a merciful interposition" ... continued to sob and weep.) Read by Cate Barratt 19:34
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10 (The party were suddenly recalled ... wondering, and weeping.) Read by Cate Barratt 17:36
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11 (Two or three days passed, ... bleak and bitter enough they were.) Read by Cate Barratt 19:24
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12 (Some weeks passed away, ... among them in a horrid dream.) Read by Cate Barratt 13:04
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13 (Time passed on: ... "from which you would save him.") Read by Cate Barratt 12:01
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14 ("I am, myself, that patient," ... "What further happened you already know.") Read by Cate Barratt 16:33
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15 (Charles listened with breathless attention ... End.) Read by Cate Barratt 14:04
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