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Indlæser... Auriol, or, The Elixir of Life (1844)af William Harrison Ainsworth
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. This is unlike Ainsworth's other novels and is really a Gothic fantasy involving an elixir designed to give the drinker immortality. A lighthearted romp but with an ending that I personally felt to be a bit of a damp squib, though it may have been more original when the novel was published in 1844. My Kindle edition also contained a couple of unconnected pieces about a London gentleman and a short first person story at in Rome about a vendetta. ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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AURIOL: The Elixir of Life. Flashes of light passed before Auriol's eyes, and strange noises smote his ears. The furnace breathed forth flames and mephitic vapors; the spiral worm of the alembic became red hot, and seemed filled with molten lead; the skeletons grinned and gibbered; the monstrous sea-fish belched forth fire and smoke; the bald decapitated head opened its eyes, and fixed them, with a stony glare, on the young man; while the dead alchemist shook his hand menacingly at him. No library descriptions found. |
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