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100 1 _aHume, Fergus,
_d1859-1932
245 1 2 _aA Son of Perdition: An Occult Romance
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-10-15
508 _aE-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)
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMagicians -- Fiction
653 _aClairvoyants -- Fiction
653 _aOccultism -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41071
999 _c81910
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