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Sister Benvenuta and the Christ Child

By: Vernon Lee
Narrated by: Julia Franklin
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A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection A Phantom Lover and Other Dark Tales by Vernon Lee.

Written in 1905, this is Vernon Lee’s final genuinely weird tale, and it tells the 18th-century legend of Sister Benvenuta, a nun who wrote letters to a model of infant Christ. Whilst unexpectedly funny in places, this short story has dark undertones.

Public Domain (P)2022 Isis Publishing Ltd
Classics Fantasy Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Funny
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