02428cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000420012624500250016826400510019330000470024433600260029133700260031733800360034350000310037950801080041052012800051853400450179865300420184365300390188565300220192465300390194665300210198585600430200699900170204921127UtSlPG20260610133504.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a07014253  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aThurston, Katherine Cecil,d1875-191114aThe Mystics: A Novel 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-04-17  aE-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Storm, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"The Mystics: A Novel" by Katherine Cecil Thurston is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds around the lives of John Henderson and his dying uncle, Andrew Henderson, who is part of a secretive religious sect known as the Mystics. As John navigates the complexities of his heritage and the emotional weight of watching his uncle pass away, the themes of familial obligation, ambition, and the search for meaning in life begin to emerge.  The opening of the novel introduces us to John Henderson, a young man in a tense vigil as his uncle lies dying in a remote Scottish house. The atmosphere is charged with the looming presence of death, and John's emotions are a mixture of grief and an unexpected sense of liberation—he has long suffered under his uncle's oppressive rule. As the narrative unfolds, John's curiosity about his uncle's mysterious beliefs grows, especially when he learns of a secret book that holds the promise of power and enlightenment within the sect. The opening chapters highlight themes of promise and disillusionment while foreshadowing the power struggle and internal conflicts that will guide John's journey of self-discovery in the quest for true identity and purpose. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aInheritance and succession -- Fiction  aImpostors and imposture -- Fiction  aUncles -- Fiction  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aCults -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21127  c62353d62353