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Summary

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.

Duration: about 3 hours (02:50:27)
Publishing date: 2016-10-09; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —

• Contemporary Fiction
• Classics
• Historical Novel