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The Dead Lake, and Other Tales

by Paul Heyse

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateClassics4 chapters
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About this book

In a remote Alpine inn shadowed by a mysterious lake, a weary stranger arrives amid storm and silence, seeking to fish by torchlight. Tensions simmer in this isolated outpost where change and secrets brew beneath the surface.

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Contents

4 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02DOOMED.
03BEATRICE.
04BEGINNING, AND END.

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