The Worshipper of the Image

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Worshipper of the Image by Richard le Gallienne. Read in English by Holly McGuire "The Worshipper of the Image," by Richard Le Galliene first published in 1900. The protagonist Antony, a poet buys a death mask in an antique shop and soon realizes it resembles his wife Beatrice. The death mask, Antony names "Silencieux," becomes an all consuming fetish and drives Antony from his once beloved family. Silencieux also drives Antony quite insane as he is willing to give his soul to be with her. - Summary by Holly McGuire For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (68MB)

Directors & creators

Richard le Gallienne

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;tragedy; fairy tale; fetish; obsession; death mask; forbidden love; british authors

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