Kerfol 1916

Kerfol 1916 by Edith Wharton casts a chill from a Breton avenue into the quiet corners of the mind, a compact ghost story that lingers long after the last line. Wharton’s literary fiction places a solitary narrator in an isolated, romantically decaying house in Brittany, led by cryptic directions to an avenue, a chapel with tombs, and the slow unfolding of an uncanny presence. The tale balances psychological tension with vivid atmospheric description—grey-trunked trees, autumn light, and the textured rhythms of rural life—while probing themes of solitude, memory, and the uncanny legacy of the past. Written and published in 1916, during the upheavals of World War I, Kerfol reflects Wharton’s mastery of mood and control of classic Gothic motifs within modern short fiction. The prose is elegant, the dread subtle, and the storytelling measured—never sensational, always suggestive. Ideal for listeners who love literary short stories, classic horror, and ghostly atmosphere, this audiobook will appeal to fans of Edith Wharton and anyone who appreciates finely crafted psychological suspense set against evocative period detail.