The Room in the Dragon Volant [by J. Sheridan LeFanu]

J. Sheridan LeFanu's Gothic mystery novel is narrated by Richard Beckett, a young Englishman abroad in Napoleonic-era France. He falls instantly in love with a mysterious and imperiled Countess, whom he glimpses momentarily behind her black veil. In order to be near her, he takes a room in the Dragon Volant (the Flying Dragon), a haunted inn that has been the site of mysterious disappearances.

Read by Elizabeth Klett.


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The Room in the Dragon Volant [by J. Sheridan LeFanu]

Frankenstein [by Mary Shelley]

Frankenstein begins in epistolary form, documenting the correspondence between Captain Robert Walton and his sister, Margaret Walton Saville. Walton sets out to explore the North Pole and expand his scientific knowledge in hopes of achieving fame and friendship. The ship becomes trapped in ice, and, one day, the crew sees a dog sled in the distance, on which there is the figure of a giant man. Hours later, the crew finds a frozen and emaciated man, Victor Frankenstein, in desperate need of sustenance. Frankenstein had been in pursuit of the gigantic man observed by Walton's crew when all but one of his dogs died. He had broken apart his dog sled to make oars and rowed an ice-raft toward the vessel. Frankenstein starts to recover from his exertion and recounts his story to Walton. Before beginning his story, Frankenstein warns Walton of the wretched effects of allowing ambition to push one to aim beyond what one is capable of achieving. In telling his story to the captain, Frankenstein finds peace within himself. (Introduction by Wikipedia)

Read by Caden Vaughn Clegg.

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Frankenstein [by Mary Shelley]

Frankenstein [by Mary Shelley] [(dramatic reading]

Mary Shelley's 1818 classic horror novel presents the Faustian story of a man who aspires to createlife out of death, with disastrous results. The novel is constructed as a series of first-person narratives, delivered by Captain Robert Walton, Victor Frankenstein, and his Creature, which makes it perfect for a dramatic reading. This is a LibriVox full cast recording edited by Elizabeth Klett.


Cast
Robert Walton: Chuck Williamson,
Victor Frankenstein: Bob Neufeld
Lieutenant: KerrieRae Clarke,
Caroline Frankenstein: Arielle Lipshaw
Alphonse Frankenstein: Todd,
M. Krempe: Anthony, 
M. Waldman: Martin Geeson,
Henry Clerval: Grace Garrett, 
Elizabeth Lavenza/Master/Irishman: Elizabeth Klett
Ernest Frankenstein: Ernest Pattynama, 
Justine Moritz: Availle,
Officer: Ken Garrett
The Creature: John Trevithick,
Felix: Tiffany Halla Colonna
De Lacey: Steve W. Thompson,
Landlord: April Gonzales
William Frankenstein: Miss Avarice,
Old Woman: Caprisha Page
Mr. Kirwan: EMStach,
Magistrate: Max Korlinge

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Frankenstein [by Mary Shelley]

Trilby [by George du Maurier]

Trilby, published in 1894, fits into the gothic horror genre which was undergoing a revival during the Fin de siècle and is one of the most popular novels of its time, perhaps the second best selling novel of the Fin de siècle period after Bram Stoker's Dracula.  The story of the poor artist's model Trilby O'Ferrall, transformed into a diva under the spell of the evil musical genius Svengali, created a sensation. Soap, songs, dances, toothpaste, and Trilby, Florida were all named for the heroine, and a variety of soft felt hat with an indented crown (worn in the London stage production of a dramatization of the novel) came to be called a trilby.  The plot inspired Gaston Leroux's 1910 potboiler Phantom of the Opera and the innumerable works derived from it, and introduced the phrase "in the altogether" (meaning "completely unclothed") to the English language. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Read by Librivox volunteers.

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Trilby [by George du Maurier]