Dragonwyck: A Novel

Anya Seton

Sept 2013 · Sold by HMH

About this eBook

A novel of seduction, mystery, and danger set in New York’s Hudson Valley in the nineteenth century, by the author of Foxfire.
 
There was, on the Hudson, a way of life such as this, and there was a house not unlike Dragonwyck . . .
 
In the spring of 1844, the Wells family receives a letter from a distant relative, the wealthy landowner Nicholas Van Ryn. He has invited one of their daughters for an extended visit at his Hudson Valley estate, Dragonwyck. Eighteen-year-old Miranda, bored with her local suitors and commonplace life on the farm, leaps at the chance for an escape. She immediately falls under the spell of both the master and his mansion, mesmerized by the Gothic towers, flowering gardens, and luxurious lifestyle—but unaware of the dark, terrible secrets that await.
 
Anya Seton masterfully tells the heart-stopping story of a remarkable woman, her remarkable passions, and the mystery that resides in the magnificent hallways of Dragonwyck.

Ratings and reviews

Long, long, long ago.... I was maybe eleven or twelve years old when I found Anya Seton's "Green Darkness" and fell under the author's spell. To this day, decades later, "Green Darkness" is still my favorite story. I don't know why I hadn't read "Dragonwyck" yet... I absolutely loved every word. Gloomy, wicked, beautiful.

Read the original published hardback edition in the late 1960s. Loved it then, still love it now.

I always remember this book. If you like REBECCA this is for you.

About the author

Anya Seton (1904–1990) was the author of many best-selling historical novels, including Katherine, Avalon, Dragonwyck, Devil Water, and Foxfire. She lived in Greenwich, Connecticut.