The Lady's Maid's Bell

Written by Edith Wharton

Narrated by Cathy Dobson

Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and short story writer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930.

"The Lady's Maid's Bell" is a classic ghost story about Alice Hartley, a servant who takes up a new position in a remote country house as companion to an invalid lady. Almost immediately she realizes that there is something not quite right in the house. Across the passage from her room is a door which is always kept locked. Apparently it was the room of a previous companion to her mistress, who died several months ago. But sometimes there are strange sounds heard in the locked room - and once or twice the dead maid is seen on the passage. And then comes the night when the mysterious bell rings for the first time...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Red Door Consulting
• Release date: Oct 17, 2016
• ISBN: 9781509421459

Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was an American novelist—the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Age of Innocence in 1921—as well as a short story writer, playwright, designer, reporter, and poet. Her other works include Ethan Frome, The House of Mirth, and Roman Fever and Other Stories. Born into one of New York’s elite families, she drew upon her knowledge of upper-class aristocracy to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age.

Reviews for The Lady's Maid's Bell

[Louis Androsiglio · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

And, then what happened?
I like the writings of Edith Wharton. Yet, when this was finished, I actually researched it online to determine if my download had dropped the last chapter or 2. It had not.
For all the detail that Edith describes, way too many questions were unanswered.
The narration is by Kathy Dobson, not a favorite of mine. I feel like she is from the US and attempts to read her assigned books in an English accent, greatly embellished. Sorry, Kathy. This particular story, however, reflects great improvement in her style.