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Charwoman's Shadow

Name: Charwoman's Shadow
Author: Lord Dunsany

Lord Dunsany

Read by Michele Fry · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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I. The Lord of the Tower Finds A Career For His Son (20:58)
II. Ramon Alonzo Comes to the House in the Wood (19:14)
III. The Charwoman Tells of her Loss (13:20)
IV. Ramon Alonzo Learns A Mystery Known to the Readers (16:53)
V. Ramon Alonzo Learns of the Box (17:12)
VI. There is Talk of Gulvarez (14:45)
VII. Ramon Alonzo Follows the Art (12:11)
VIII. Ramon Alonzo Shares the Idleness of the Maidens of Aragona (10:48)
IX. The Technique of Alchemy to the Exposure of the False (13:56)
X. The Exposure of the False Shadow (11:35)
XI. The Chill of Space (16:41)
XII. Mirandola Demands a Love-Potion (11:36)
XIII. Ramon Alonzo Compounds the Potion (11:45)
XIV. The Folk of Aragona Strike for the Faith (20:40)
XV. Ramon Alonzo Talks of Technique and Muddles His Father (15:22)
XVI. The Work of Father Joseph (10:59)
XVII. The Three Fair Fields (18:33)
XVIII. The Love-Potion (15:24)
XIX. Father Joseph Explains How the Laity Have No Need of the Pen (16:12)
XX. The Magician Imitates A Way of the Gods (12:08)
XXI. White Magic Comes to the Wood (11:50)
XXII. Ramon Alonzo Crosses a Sword With Magic (11:36)
XXIII. The Plan of Ramon Alonzo (19:22)
XXIV. Ramon Alonzo Dances With His Shadow (18:45)
XXV. The Release of the Shadow (14:33)
XXVI. The Wonderful Casting (10:48)
XXVII. They Dread That A Witch Has Ridden from the Country Towards Moon's Rising (23:41)
XXVIII. Gonsalvo Sings What Had Been the Latest Air From Provence (13:45)
XXIX. The Casket of Silver and Oak is Given To Señor Gulvarez (25:28)
XXX. The End of the Golden Age (21:24)