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The Haunted Woman

by David LINDSAY (1876 - 1945)

The legend of Ulf's Tower

Isabel Loment is engaged to the affectionate, but unemotional, Marshall Stokes. House-hunting for her aunt, she comes to Runhill Court, an ancient home with a mysterious staircase that is only visible to those with eyes to see it. Ascending the staircase, she meets Henry Judge, the owner of Runhill Court, and a passionate relationship develops, which neither can recall once they have descended the staircase and returned to the everyday world. The Haunted Woman was Lindsay's attempt to write a more commercial novel than its fantasy predecessor, A Voyage to Arcturus. Though neither book was successful in its day, both became cult classics. The Haunted Woman was reprinted as the fourth volume of the celebrated Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library. (Phil Benson)

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Listen next episodes of The Haunted Woman:
A catastrophe , Blanche speaks out , In the second chamber again , In the twilight , Isbel sees herself , Isbel visits Worthing , Judge appears on the scene , Marshall's journey , Mrs. Richborough's errand , The dinner-party , The flash of day , The lunch at the Metropole , The music of spring , The musician departs , The picnic , What happened in the second room