Project Gutenberg 2004-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 56 Hichens, Robert 1864 1950 Hichens, Robert Smythe Hichens, Robert S. (Robert Smythe) The Dweller on the Threshold Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Project Gutenberg Beginners Projects, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Dweller on the Threshold" by Robert Hichens is a novel written in the early 20th century. It explores themes of faith, psychic research, and personal turmoil through the interactions of its main characters, including the troubled clergyman Rev. Marcus Harding and the psychically curious Evelyn Malling. The story delves into the contradictions of belief systems while examining the emotional landscapes of its characters. The opening of the novel introduces Evelyn Malling and Rev. Marcus Harding during a chance encounter on Westminster Bridge. As Malling observes Harding, he picks up on a sadness masked by the clergyman's success and commanding presence. The narrative juxtaposes Harding's public persona with the private struggles he faces, particularly in relation to his senior curate, Henry Chichester, who exhibits a critical attitude towards him. As the men walk together, conversations unfold that hint at deeper psychological and spiritual conflicts, raising questions about the influence of one’s character over another and the impact of external perceptions on personal identity. This initial set-up foreshadows a complex exploration of faith versus skepticism, personal relationships, and the unseen forces that might manipulate one’s soul. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Paranormal fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 366898 366693 2024-10-06T11:39:40.340295 2023-10-06T12:02:43.340176 text/html text/html 366891 366686 2024-10-06T11:39:40.617309 2023-10-06T12:02:43.525148 text/html text/html 197214 2024-10-06T11:39:47.604257 application/epub+zip 201695 2024-10-06T11:39:42.584276 application/epub+zip 201695 2024-10-06T11:39:41.328288 application/epub+zip 392299 2024-10-06T11:39:51.290214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367433 2024-10-06T11:39:46.854317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326907 2022-09-07T14:57:30.375903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322241 322111 2024-10-06T11:39:39.911320 2023-10-06T12:02:42.904117 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 321943 2020-12-18T18:43:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 119322 2020-12-18T18:43:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 321950 2020-12-18T18:43:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119306 2020-12-18T18:43:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21085 2024-10-06T11:39:51.416226 application/rdf+xml 14250 2024-10-06T11:39:41.907263 image/jpeg 3702 2024-10-06T11:39:41.633270 image/jpeg 193764 2024-10-06T11:39:40.647412 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia