# Auriol; or, The Elixir of Life

By William Harrison Ainsworth.

"Auriol; or, The Elixir of Life" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a gothic novel first published in 1844. After consuming his alchemist grandfather's elixir, Auriol Darcy lives for over two centuries, bound by a sinister contract with a mysterious stranger who demands women he loves as payment. Set primarily in 1830s London, this dark fantasy follows Auriol's desperate attempts to save his beloved Ebba from supernatural forces, while questioning whether his extraordinary experiences are real or the delusions of madness. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Illustrator: Hablot Knight Browne
- Subjects: Detective and mystery stories; Horror tales; Gothic fiction; Paranormal fiction

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