# The Room in the Dragon Volant — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Room in the Dragon Volant by J. Sheridan Le Fanu.

- [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/prologue.md): The narrator introduces a curious case referenced in Doctor Hesselius's essay 'Mortis Imago,' which discusses various medieval drugs and poisons, including the Vinum letiferum and others. The essay is enriched with citat
- [The Room in the Dragon Volant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/the-room-in-the-dragon-volant.md): The narrator arrives at the Dragon Volant inn and is given a peculiar room with a mysterious locked door. He reflects on the strange events of the evening, including a warning from an old woman and his growing obsession 
- [I: On the Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/i-on-the-road.md): The narrator, a young Englishman of 23, travels from Brussels to Paris in 1815 after inheriting a fortune. On the road, he encounters a broken-down carriage carrying an elderly invalid gentleman and a captivating lady in
- [II: The Innyard of the Belle Étoile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/ii-the-innyard-of-the-belle-toile.md): The narrator, captivated by the beautiful Countess, attempts to learn more about her and the Count de St. Alyre after their carriage accident. He tries to rent their rooms at the Belle Étoile inn but is refused, then que
- [III: Death and Love Together Mated](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/iii-death-and-love-together-mated.md): The narrator, restless and infatuated with the Countess de St. Alyre, prepares for supper while overhearing her sing a haunting chanson about death and love. He observes the tension between the Count and Countess, and hi

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- [IV: Monsieur Droqville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/iv-monsieur-droqville.md)
- [Supper at the Belle Étoile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/v-supper-at-the-belle-toile.md)
- [The Naked Sword](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/vi-the-naked-sword.md)
- [VII: The White Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/vii-the-white-rose.md)
- [VIII: A Three Minutes’ Visit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/viii-a-three-minutes-visit.md)
- [IX: Gossip and Counsel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/ix-gossip-and-counsel.md)
- [X: The Black Veil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/x-the-black-veil.md)
- [XI: The Dragon Volant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xi-the-dragon-volant.md)
- [XII: The Magician](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xii-the-magician.md)
- [XIII: The Oracle Tells Me Wonders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xiii-the-oracle-tells-me-wonders.md)
- [XIV: Mademoiselle de la Vallière](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xiv-mademoiselle-de-la-valli-re.md)
- [Strange Story of the Dragon Volant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xv-strange-story-of-the-dragon-volant.md)
- [XVI: The Parc of the Château de la Carque](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xvi-the-parc-of-the-ch-teau-de-la-carque.md)
- [XVII: The Tenant of the Palanquin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xvii-the-tenant-of-the-palanquin.md)
- [XVIII: The Churchyard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xviii-the-churchyard.md)
- [XIX: The Key](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xix-the-key.md)
- [XX: A High-Cauld-Cap](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xx-a-high-cauld-cap.md)
- [I See Three Men in a Mirror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xxi-i-see-three-men-in-a-mirror.md)
- [XXII: Rapture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xxii-rapture.md)
- [A Cup of Coffee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xxiii-a-cup-of-coffee.md)
- [XXIV: Hope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xxiv-hope.md)
- [XXV: Despair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xxv-despair.md)
- [XXVI: Catastrophe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_room_in_the_dragon_volant_se/chapters/xxvi-catastrophe.md)

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