The Portal of Dreams
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1912]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
Chapters (61)
- The PORTAL OF DREAMS
- Author of "THE KEY TO YESTERDAY" "THE LIGHTED MATCH" etc. Illustrated by FRANK SNAPP NEW YORK W. J. WATT & COMPANY PUBLISHERS Copyright, 1912 Published September
- "Sit down!" he thundered.
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- THE PORTAL OF DREAMS
- CHAPTER I
- A VISION UPON A WARNING
- A young woman was sitting before a counter, with her back to the street, trying on gloves.
- CHAPTER II
- PURSUING A WILL-O'-THE-WISP
- CHAPTER III
- I EMBARK ON A FOOL'S ERRAND
- CHAPTER IV
- SOME PASSAGES FROM A DIARY
- CHAPTER V
- PREMONITIONS BECOME REALITIES
- CHAPTER VI
- THE END OF THE "WASTREL"
- CHAPTER VII
- IN STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES.
- CHAPTER VIII
- NATURE INDULGES IN SATIRE
- CHAPTER IX
- A PORTRAIT AND A TEMPLE
- CHAPTER X
- I SEEK ORCHIDS
- CHAPTER XI
- I FIND MYSELF A DEMI-GOD
- "Frances! Frances! Frances!" I declaimed with the deep profundity of a ritual.
- CHAPTER XII
- PORT AND STARBOARD LIGHTS
- CHAPTER XIII
- ENTER THE INFANTRYMAN
- CHAPTER XIV
- THE "ASH-TRASH LADY"
- CHAPTER XV
- TWO DISCOVERIES
- CHAPTER XVI
- AN INTERVIEW AND A CRISIS
- "You are a great traveler, aren't you, Mr. Deprayne?" she suggested when the silence had begun to be oppressive.
- CHAPTER XVII
- WE GO TO THE MOUNTAINS.
- CHAPTER XVIII
- A CHAT WITH A DICTATOR.
- CHAPTER XIX
- A VOLLEY FROM THE LAUREL.
- CHAPTER XX
- A CAVALCADE FROM THE LAUREL.
- CHAPTER XXI
- I GO WALKING AND MEET ENEMIES.
- CHAPTER XXII
- I FAIL TO RETURN HOME.
- CHAPTER XXIII
- THE OFFER OF PAROLE.
- CHAPTER XXIV
- MY DAY IN COURT.
- CHAPTER XXV
- BEING LAUGHED AT.
- CHAPTER XXVI
- HOW IT ENDED—AND BEGAN.
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