The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter [Classic Tales Edition] Audiobook By Ambrose Bierce cover art

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The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter [Classic Tales Edition]

By: Ambrose Bierce
Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
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A knot of monks happens upon a gallows in the middle of a dark forest. Hanging from the gallows is a fresh corpse, and underneath the dangling wretch a young woman performs a haunting dance. When Ambrosius falls in love with this outcast woman, his efforts to suppress his natural feelings result in a gradual descent toward calamity and tragedy. Bierce’s subtle transformation of the monk Ambrosius from innocent monk to violent zealot is masterfully done, ranking this among Bierce’s finest achievements.

Public Domain (P)2017 B.J. Harrison Literary Fiction Fiction Classics Genre Fiction
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This book is well written if a bit tedious, but the real payoff comes at the end, where it's shown that there's no crazy like church crazy.

No crazy like church crazy

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