the witch of ravensworth – Horrid Novels

Ravensworth, chapter 6

lawrence — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 14:00:25 +0000

Episode 22: Chapter 6 of The Witch of Ravensworth, The baron recollects the circumstances of the Hag’s intrusion and reflects. In which I keep hoping he’ll stop reflecting and start doing something interesting.

The next day, the baron withdrew to his closet, that he might recollect the circumstances of the Hag’s intrusion.

Ravensworth, chapter 5

lawrence — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:00:44 +0000

Episode 21: Chapter 5 of The Witch of Ravensworth, The Wedding Dinner — The uninvited Guest. In which things start to get interesting, so I start to get impatient and just keep reading.

The sounds of the cymbal, the clarion, and the trumpet, announced that the baron and the lady Bertha were just seated at the table.

Ravensworth, chapter 4

lawrence — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 12:00:33 +0000

Episode 20: Chapter 4 of The Witch of Ravensworth, The Bridal Day. In which I things are much more pleasant than I expected this novel to be.

Early in the morning of the bridal day, the servants and vassals of the baron were industriously employed in preparing the Gothic hall of the castle for the reception of their lady.

Ravensworth, chapter 3

lawrence — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 12:00:24 +0000

Episode 18: Chapter three of The Witch of Ravensworth, Preparations for a Wedding. In which… preparations are made… for a wedding. And described extensively.

The household of the Baron de La Braunch, consisted of the following members…

Ravensworth, chapter 2

lawrence — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 05:27:27 +0000

Episode 16: Chapter two of The Witch of Ravensworth, An Account of the Baron De La Braunch. In which we meet our principal villain?

Within the distance of a mile westward of the hut of the Hag, amidst and assemblage of hills, and falls, shadowed on the side by an extensive forest, stood the castle of La Braunch…

The Witch of Ravensworth, chapter 1

lawrence — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:00:17 +0000

Episode 14: In which a new novel is begun! Reading to a different far-flung friend, I take gleeful advantage of my new subscription to the Corvey Collection to begin The Witch of Ravensworth! Chapter 1: Description of the Hag.

On the extremity of a wild heath, known by the name of Ravensworth-Moor, in the county of Westmoreland…