--- product_id: 101940204 title: "Mysteries of Winterthurn. First Edition and Limited Edition, Signed by Author. Leather Bound Unknown Binding" brand: "the franklin library" price: "VT22701" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/101940204-mysteries-of-winterthurn-first-edition-and-limited-edition-signed-by store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Mysteries of Winterthurn. First Edition and Limited Edition, Signed by Author. Leather Bound Unknown Binding **Brand:** the franklin library **Price:** VT22701 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Mysteries of Winterthurn. First Edition and Limited Edition, Signed by Author. Leather Bound Unknown Binding by the franklin library - **How much does it cost?** VT22701 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/101940204-mysteries-of-winterthurn-first-edition-and-limited-edition-signed-by) ## Best For - the franklin library enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted the franklin library brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Mysteries of Winterthurn. First Edition and Limited Edition, Signed by Author. Leather Bound Unknown Binding - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51C7BVz157L.jpg) ![Mysteries of Winterthurn. First Edition and Limited Edition, Signed by Author. Leather Bound Unknown Binding - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31Qwi5EedTL.jpg) ![Mysteries of Winterthurn. 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The other reviewers have covered well the aspects of the novel that reveal how disparagingly women were treated, and how the class-system in turn of the Twentieth Century America was so rigid so that one is compelled rather to call it a caste system, the social divisions are so strong, and the consequences of it so nearly unthinkable to the modern mind.But what intrigued me from the very start was the narrator, who obtrudes himself from the very beginning in an "Editor's Note." At first, he seems to be a commonplace citizen of Winterthurn in the 1880s, with similar prejudices and anachronistic judgements and, most importantly, employing the lush, seductive archaic language of the time. It is only at the beginning of the third and last mystery that he reveals that he is a modern chronicler (i.e. late 20th Century) yet still employing this archaic language and holding these prejudices that seem so foreign. Indeed, to the modern mind, he gets almost everything wrong - from his dismissal of "Iphiginia" and her poems, so obviously modelled on Emily Dickinson, to his verdict on the last mystery, the Jekyll and Hyde nature of which and the obvious logical culprit even the reviewers here seem to have missed.He's a self-proclaimed chronicler of factual events, supposedly relying on documents, yet assumes the omniscient perspective throughout the book. This contradiction is outrageously apparent in chapters such as "Quicksand" - probably my personal favourite of the book.And the language! How wonderful and esoteric for logophiles such as myself, yet employed in a rather tedious way - the prime example being the use of "withal" and its contradictory meanings of "moreover" and "nevertheless" - sometimes employed four or five times in a single page, causing the reader to pause slightly each time to twig, by context, which one of these two meanings this wily narrator is signifying!So what is a reader to make of all this? First, let me state here for the record that, contra Oates, I find the second novel in the trilogy, A Bloodsmoor Romance, to be the finest, most virtuosic of the three.But, in assessing the disjointed, paludal, well, mess of these three mysteries, the seemingly obtuse throwback of a narrator, and his luxuriant, archaic stylism, my eye wanders back to the Editor's Note at the start of it all and the last sentence of it:"Yet it were well for the contemporary reader to withhold judgment; and to reflect that our ancestors, though oft appearing less informed than ourselves, were perhaps far more sensitive, - nay, altogether more astute, in comprehending Evil."And, well - Who knows? - Perhaps they were. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lovely Book *by B***S on Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2019* This was a signed book in a beautiful leather cover. It was just as described by the seller. I am very happy with mypurchase. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great story. Rambling and over wordy at times *by B***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2017* A great story. Rambling and over wordy at times, in the Gothic tradition, but worth the read. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/101940204-mysteries-of-winterthurn-first-edition-and-limited-edition-signed-by](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/101940204-mysteries-of-winterthurn-first-edition-and-limited-edition-signed-by) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-18*