David Poindexter's Disappearance and Other Tales
Julian Hawthorne, son of famed author Nathaniel Hawthorne, brings together a collection of stories of tragedy, lost love and occasionally of the supernatural. From the sad and bitter remembrances and grim twists of fate of tales like "Set Not Thy Foot on Graves", "Doctor Carajo's Patient" and "A Strange Friend" to the dalliance with a doppelgänger in "David Poindexter's Disappearance", these stories provide the heights of melodramatic woe. Of special note in this collection is the melancholy and atmospheric vampire tale "Ken's Mystery", often cited as one of Julian Hawthorne's best stories and a much anthologized and acclaimed story among the works of the undead.
(Summary by Ben Tucker)
Genre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction, Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Published 1800 -1900
Language: English
Keyword(s): romance (1053), short stories (696), tragedy (158), ghost (94), melodrama (37), vampire (23), doppelgänger (5)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | David Poindexter's Disappearance | Ben Tucker |
00:55:17 |
| Play 02 | Ken's Mystery | Ben Tucker |
00:54:26 |
| Play 03 | "When Half-Gods Go, the Gods Arrive" | Ben Tucker |
00:45:38 |
| Play 04 | "Set Not Thy Foot on Graves" | Ben Tucker |
00:51:59 |
| Play 05 | My Friend Paton | Ben Tucker |
00:42:05 |
| Play 06 | Dr. Carajo's Patient | Ben Tucker |
00:34:21 |
| Play 07 | A Strange Friend Chapter I | Ben Tucker |
00:27:11 |
| Play 08 | A Strange Friend Chapter II | Ben Tucker |
00:24:40 |
| Play 09 | A Strange Friend Chapter III | Ben Tucker |
00:26:39 |
| Play 10 | A Strange Friend Chapter IV | Ben Tucker |
00:24:25 |
| Play 11 | A Strange Friend Chapter V | Ben Tucker |
00:14:48 |