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The Black Veil


A Literary Fiction Short Story

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It is the year 1800 and a young medical practitioner has opened his own surgery. Scalpel in hand, he eagerly awaits his first patient. Yet no one comes.

Late one night a tall woman dressed all in black mourning attire, a veil covering her face, steps into his practice. The woman does not say a word.

Dickens creates a palpable atmosphere with the inclement weather, the mourning clothes and the woman's chilling request.

In true Dickens style, The Black Veil is a Gothic thriller that is sympathetic, mysterious and has a twist you never saw coming.

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