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The Necromancer - Or, The Tale of the Black Forest (Fantasy and Horror Classics) - Lawrence Flammenberg
THE
NECROMANCER
OR,
THE TALE OF
THE BLACK FOREST
By
LAWRENCE
FLAMMENBERG
First published in 1794
This edition published by Read Books Ltd.
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Lawrence Flammenberg
THE NECROMANCER OR, THE TALE OF THE BLACK FOREST
Lawrence Flammenberg
Lawrence Flammenberg was the pseudonym of German author Karl Friedrich Kahlert, born in 1765. Very little is known about his life, and he is primarily remembered for his Gothic novel, The Necromancer; or, The Tale of the Black Forest, first published in 1794. Consisting of a series of lurid tales of hauntings, violence and the supernatural, all set in Germany’s Black Forest and featuring the resurrected wizard Volkert the Necromancer, The Necromancer is one of the seven 'horrid novels' lampooned by Jane Austen in Northanger Abbey. For a considerable amount of time, Kahlert’s tale was thought not to exist except within the text of Austen’s novel. Kahlert died in 1813.
THE NECROMANCER
OR,
THE TALE OF THE BLACK FOREST
When I had completed my time as a student I was appointed governor to the young Baron de R—, to conduct him on his travels. On our first journey we took our way through Italy, Switzerland, and Germany, and met, in this later place, with a most remarkable adventure.
Being arrived at the outskirts of the Black Forest, our postillion missed his way, as it began to grow dark, and at length did not know what direction he should take. Our fright was not little, when he apprised us of his distress, being desirous to get out of that dreadful forest as soon as possible, on account of the many instances of robberies and murders committed within its precincts, which the postillion had enlarged upon on the road; we therefore exhorted the fellow to go on, whatever might be the consequence. He did so, and after half an hour we came to an open spot.
‘Now we are safe!’ exclaimed the postillion joyfully, ‘and, if I am not mistaken, not far from a village.’
He was right. We soon heard the welcome barking of dogs not far off, and a little while after we saw lights.
We entered a large village, but the inn was very different, and the landlord was amazed at the uncommon sight of gentlemen. His whole stock of eatables consisted of some smoked puddings, and a coarse sort of bread; he told us that neither wine nor beer could be got within the distance of many leagues and even our postillion could not