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The Gabriel Hounds

  • 1967 first published
  • 259 pages
  • ★ 4.4 (5 ratings)
  • 21 editions

The Gabriel Hounds is a 1967 gothic fiction and romantic suspense novel by Mary Stewart. The story is set in Middle East and Damascus, in 1950's. Readers will find themes of British, women travelers, Nobility and eccentrics and eccentricities.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 39 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 21 editions.

It runs to roughly 259 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Gabriel Hounds

It's all a grand adventure when Christy Mansel unexpectedly runs into her cousin Charles in Damascus. And being young, rich, impetuous, and used to doing whatever they please, they decide to barge in uninvited on their eccentric Great-Aunt Harriet—despite a long-standing family rule strictly forbidding unannounced visits. A strange new world awaits Charles and Christy beyond the gates of Dar Ibrahim—"Lady Harriet's" ancient, crumbling palace in High Lebanon—where a physician is always in residence and a handful of Arab servants attends to the odd old woman's every need. But there is a very good—very sinister—reason why guests are not welcome at Dar Ibrahim. And the young cousins are about to discover that, as difficult as it is to break into the dark, imposing edifice, it may prove even harder still to escape .
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Gothic
  • Romance
  • Mystery
  • British
  • Women travelers
  • Nobility
  • Lebanon
  • Suspense romance
  • Thrillers
  • Eccentrics and eccentricities
  • Travel
  • Middle east
  • Voyageuses
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Biographical fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote The Gabriel Hounds?

The Gabriel Hounds was written by Mary Stewart and first published in 1967.

What genre is The Gabriel Hounds?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction and Romantic Suspense.

How long is The Gabriel Hounds?

The median edition has 259 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Gabriel Hounds?

Readers who like it often enjoy Jamaica Inn, Rebecca and Lord of the Far Island.

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