Project Gutenberg 2012-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 90 Hume, Fergus 1859 1932 Hume, Ferguson Wright Hume, Fergus W. (Ferguson Wright) A Son of Perdition: An Occult Romance E-text prepared by Rachel Oei, Suzanne Shell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana) "A Son of Perdition: An Occult Romance" by Fergus Hume is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the themes of occultism, desire, and the complexities of human relationships, particularly focusing on the characters Alice Enistor and Julian Hardwick. The story explores Alice's emotional struggles and the influence of darker forces in her life. At the start of the novel, we meet Julian, a struggling artist, and Alice, a delicate and introspective young woman living in a gloomy mansion with her emotionally distant father. The two share a complex interaction filled with Julian's unrequited love for Alice and her reluctance to reciprocate that affection, despite the undeniable chemistry between them. Their dialogue touches upon notions of artistic genius, love, and even the supernatural, hinting at deeper themes of fate and reincarnation. Additionally, there are ominous hints at Alice's father and his connections with darker magical practices, setting the stage for conflict that intertwines their destinies in unforeseen ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41071/41071-h/images/cover.jpg en Magicians -- Fiction Clairvoyants -- Fiction Occultism -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Fiction 674571 674310 2024-09-17T09:39:28.472910 2023-09-18T04:50:57.924129 text/html text/html 684373 2012-10-15T15:08:55 text/html 479855 2012-10-15T15:11:37 text/html application/zip 495603 2024-09-17T09:39:37.457857 application/epub+zip 504648 2024-09-17T09:39:29.773921 application/epub+zip 338599 2024-09-17T09:39:29.105915 application/epub+zip 692258 2024-09-17T09:39:43.206843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638248 2024-09-17T09:39:36.630875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472698 2022-09-18T18:32:26.269445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 621363 621147 2024-09-17T09:39:26.451918 2023-09-18T04:50:56.107115 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 620818 2012-10-15T15:05:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 233448 2012-10-15T15:05:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 620833 2012-10-15T15:05:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 233407 2012-10-15T15:05:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20711 2024-09-17T09:39:43.355823 application/rdf+xml 14906 2024-09-17T09:39:29.220892 image/jpeg 1759 2024-09-17T09:39:29.162888 image/jpeg 476106 2024-09-17T09:39:28.534891 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