Transcriber's Note:
1. Source: This is an emended copy of this book as transcribed byWalter Moore for Project Gutenberg Australia.
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Front Cover
THE GENTLEMAN WHO VANISHED.
A Psychological Phantasy.
BY
FERGUS HUME,
Author of
"THE MYSTERY OF A HANSOM CAB," "THE
PICCADILLY PUZZLE," "MADAME MIDAS," "MISS
MEPHISTOPHELES," "THE MAN WITH A SECRET," ETC.
'Tis ill to tamper with the unseen world
Lest those habitate the sphere's invisible
Should make us sport for their ironic jeers,
And by some trick beyond the thought of man
Entangle all the issues of our lives.
IN ONE VOLUME
LONDON:
F. V. WHITE & CO.
31, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND.
1890.
CONTENTS | |
| CHAP. | |
| I. | Flying From Justice |
| II. | The Recluse |
| III. | The Dissection Of A Soul |
| IV. | A Curious Transformation |
| V. | New Wine In An Old Bottle |
| VI. | The Tortures Of Hell |
| VII. | The Woman He Loved |
| VIII. | The Man She Hated |
| IX. | The Philosophy Of Mr. Dentham |
| X. | Teddy Rudall's Ideas |
| XI. | A Modern Judas |
| XII. | A Perilous Situation |
| XIII. | A Startling Discovery |
| XIV. | Dentham Makes Terms |
| XV. | Resurgam |
Chapter I.
Flying From Justice
It was an oppressively hot night towards the end of June, and theheavy still atmosphere surcharged with electricity was full ofpremonitions of storm. Here
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