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Name: Lady into fox
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: David Garnett

In this short, fantasy tale, the protagonist—an unnamed lady—suddenly undergoes a metamorphosis into a fox. The story follows the dramatic shift in her life and ends with her death, as she is killed in her husband's arms by a pack of hounds.

First publish date: 1922

Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy

Authors: David Garnett

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