Lilith

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Lilith (1969)
by George MacDonald

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fantasy novel, first published in 1895. It was reprinted in paperback by Ballantine Books as the fifth volume of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in September 1969. Lilith is considered among the darkest of MacDonald's works, and among the most profound. It is a story concerning the nature of life, death, and salvation. In the story, MacDonald mentions a cosmic sleep that heals tortured souls, preceding the salvation of all. MacDonald was a Christian universalist, believing that all will eventually be saved. However, in this story, divine punishment is not taken lightly, and salvation is hard-won.”

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Contents:

Introduction
Chapter I: THE LIBRARY
Chapter II: THE MIRROR
Chapter III: THE RAVEN
Chapter IV: SOMEWHERE OR NOWHERE?
Chapter V: THE OLD CHURCH
Chapter VI: THE SEXTON'S COTTAGE
Chapter VII: THE CEMETERY
Chapter VIII: MY FATHER'S MANUSCRIPT
Chapter IX: I REPENT
Chapter X: THE BAD BURROW
Chapter XI: THE EVIL WOOD
Chapter XII: FRIENDS AND FOES
Chapter XIII: THE LITTLE ONES
Chapter XIV: A CRISIS
Chapter XV: A STRANGE HOSTESS
Chapter XVI: A GRUESOME DANCE
Chapter XVII: A GROTESQUE TRAGEDY
Chapter XVIII: DEAD OR ALIVE?
Chapter XIX: THE WHITE LEECH
Chapter XX: GONE!—BUT HOW?
Chapter XXI: THE FUGITIVE MOTHER
Chapter XXII: BULIKA
Chapter XXIII: A WOMAN OF BULIKA
Chapter XXIV: THE WHITE LEOPARDESS
Chapter XXV: THE PRINCESS
Chapter XXVI: A BATTLE ROYAL
Chapter XXVII: THE SILENT FOUNTAIN
Chapter XXVIII: I AM SILENCED
Chapter XXIX: THE PERSIAN CAT
Chapter XXX: ADAM EXPLAINS
Chapter XXXI: THE SEXTON'S OLD HORSE
Chapter XXXII: THE LOVERS AND THE BAGS
Chapter XXXIII: LONA'S NARRATIVE
Chapter XXXIV: PREPARATION
Chapter XXXVI: MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
Chapter XXXVII: THE SHADOW
Chapter XXXVIII: TO THE HOUSE OF BITTERNESS
Chapter XXXIX: THAT NIGHT
Chapter XL: THE HOUSE OF DEATH
Chapter XLI: I AM SENT
Chapter XLII: I SLEEP THE SLEEP
Chapter XLIII: THE DREAMS THAT CAME
Chapter XLIV: THE WAKING
Chapter XLV: THE JOURNEY HOME
Chapter XLVI: THE CITY
Chapter XLVII: THE "ENDLESS ENDING"

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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