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The World's Desire

The World's Desire

by H. Rider Haggard

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About this eBook

Author
Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
Credits
John Bickers, Dagny, Emma Dudding and David Widger
Language
English
LoC Class
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject
Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta -- Fiction
Category
Text
eBook-No.
2763
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2763
Release Date
April 4, 2006
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.The World’s Desire — by H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang — Contents
  2. 2.To W. B. RICHMOND, A.R.A.
  3. 3.PREFACE
  4. 4.THE WORLD’S DESIRE
  5. 5.Untitled
  6. 6.BOOK I
  7. 7.CHAPTER I. THE SILENT ISLE
  8. 8.CHAPTER II. THE VISION OF THE WORLD’S DESIRE
  9. 9.CHAPTER III. THE SLAYING OF THE SIDONIANS
  10. 10.CHAPTER IV. THE BLOOD-RED SEA
  11. 11.CHAPTER V. MERIAMUN THE QUEEN
  12. 12.CHAPTER VI. THE STORY OF MERIAMUN
  13. 13.CHAPTER VII. THE QUEEN’S VISION
  14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU
  15. 15.BOOK II
  16. 16.CHAPTER I. THE PROPHETS OF THE APURA
  17. 17.CHAPTER II. THE NIGHT OF DREAD
  18. 18.CHAPTER III. THE BATHS OF BRONZE
  19. 19.CHAPTER IV. THE QUEEN’S CHAMBER
  20. 20.CHAPTER V. THE CHAPEL PERILOUS
  21. 21.CHAPTER VI. THE WARDENS OF THE GATE
  22. 22.CHAPTER VII. THE SHADOW IN THE SUNLIGHT
  23. 23.CHAPTER VIII. THE LOOSING OF THE SPIRIT OF REI
  24. 24.CHAPTER IX. THE WAKING OF THE SLEEPER
  25. 25.CHAPTER X. THE OATH OF THE WANDERER
  26. 26.CHAPTER XI. THE WAKING OF THE WANDERER
  27. 27.BOOK III
  28. 28.CHAPTER I. THE VENGEANCE OF KURRI
  29. 29.CHAPTER II. THE COMING OF PHARAOH
  30. 30.CHAPTER III. THE BED OF TORMENT
  31. 31.CHAPTER IV. PHARAOH’S DREAM
  32. 32.CHAPTER V. THE VOICE OF THE DEAD
  33. 33.CHAPTER VI. THE BURNING OF THE SHRINE
  34. 34.CHAPTER VII. THE LAST FIGHT OF ODYSSEUS, LAERTES’ SON
  35. 35.CHAPTER VIII. “TILL ODYSSEUS COMES!”

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