"Mysterious Kor" is a short story by Irish-British author Elizabeth Bowen. The story takes place in the fictional country of Kor, which is said to be located in the Balkans. The protagonist, an English governess named Miss Fitzgerald, arrives in Kor to take up a position at the estate of a wealthy family. However, she quickly discovers that the estate is haunted by strange, unexplainable events, and she becomes increasingly unsettled as she tries to unravel the mystery. Along the way, she encounters a cast of enigmatic characters, including the family's eccentric matriarch, a pair of mysterious lovers, and a local mystic. As the story unfolds, Bowen explores themes of identity, isolation, and the supernatural, and she creates a vivid and haunting portrait of a place and people caught between the past and the present. "Mysterious Kor" is widely regarded as one of Bowen's most accomplished and haunting works of fiction.
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