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The Charwoman’s Shadow

The Charwoman’s Shadow

Lord Dunsany

In a fantastical, almost-Spain of old, the noble Gonsalvo faces a dire predicament: his daughter Mirandola's marriage prospects hinge on a dowry he cannot afford. His solution? To send his son, Ramon Alonzo, on a quest to find a reclusive magician who owes their family a favor. Ramon's mission is to master the dark arts of alchemy, turning base metals into gold and saving the family from ruin. But the path to forbidden knowledge is fraught with ancient magic, shadowy figures, and the peculiar disappearance of a charwoman's very own shadow, which seems to hold a strange power over the magician's tower.

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