The Pilgrims

Resumen del libro

A poignant tale of betrayal, heartbreak, revenge and ultimately redemption, 'The Pilgrims' is an exquisite work of Gothic storytelling. It is accompanied here by four other of Shelley's short stories: 'The Dream', 'The False Rhyme', 'The Invisible Girl' and 'The Mourner'.

A knight living alone in his isolated mountain fortress shows hospitality to two pilgrims who one day appear from the mountains, seeking shelter. Entreating him to tell them of his sorrow, the knight unburdens himself and tells a tragic tale of love and loss. Resigned to the bitter fate that life has dealth him, the proud knight is unaware of the true nature of the two young people's pilgriminage, until a revelation transforms his understanding of his past and reveals the possibility of a new future.

Biografía del autor

Mary Shelley (1797-1851) es una de las escritoras más importantes e influyentes de las letras británicas del siglo XIX. Su poderosa imaginación y su inagotable sed de conocimiento la llevaron a concebir Frankenstein, una de las novelas más leídaas y estudiadas desde su publicación. Además escribió otras novelas, como El último hombre o Perkin Warbeck, y un buen número de realtos.