Overview

"Euphrasia" is set in England at Christmastime in 1836. Four friends are traveling from Brighton to Lewes by horse and carriage.

Plot Details

There is a snowstorm of historical proportion, and the party is stalled just before nightfall at the halfway point of their journey. Stuck in snowdrifts, a worrisome father frets for his daughter who, having been insistent on taking the trip, remains in the carriage while the horsemen and the father assess the situation.

It is decided that the father and some of the riders will go ahead on horseback and return for the daughter with a more suitable conveyance ... (courtesy of mary-shelley-wikia.com)