Auriol; or, The Elixir of Life by William Harrison Ainsworth
"Auriol; or, The Elixir of Life" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a gothic novel first published in 1844. After consuming his alchemist grandfather's elixir, Auriol Darcy lives for over two centuries, bound by a sinister contract with a mysterious stranger who demands women he loves as payment. Set primarily in 1830s London, this dark fantasy follows Auriol's desperate attempts to save his beloved Ebba from supernatural forces, while questioning whether his extraordinary
experiences are real or the delusions of madness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882 |
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| Illustrator | Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882 |
| Title | Auriol; or, The Elixir of Life |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auriol_(novel) |
| Credits |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Detective and mystery stories |
| Subject | Horror tales |
| Subject | Gothic fiction |
| Subject | Paranormal fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 36481 |
| Release Date | Jun 22, 2011 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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