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Lilith: A RomanceGeorge MacDonald

Lilith: A Romance

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Original author: George MacDonald

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"Lilith: A Romance" by George MacDonald is a fantasy novel published in 1895. Mr. Vane discovers a mysterious parallel universe through his library mirror, guided by the enigmatic Mr. Raven. There he encounters sleeping dreamers, children who never grow up, and the seductive Lilith—Adam's first wife and a dark princess. This profound tale explores life, death, and salvation through a haunting journey where true life may only be found in death, and redemption comes at a terrible price.

Lilith: A Romance, by George MacDonald. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1640.

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47 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Library1,803 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: The Mirror788 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: The Raven2,313 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Somewhere or Nowhere?2,261 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: The Old Church864 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: The Sexton’s Cottage1,802 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: The Cemetery2,169 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: My Father’s Manuscript1,751 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: I Repent1,789 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: The Bad Burrow1,665 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: The Evil Wood1,619 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Friends and Foes1,255 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: The Little Ones2,952 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: A Crisis1,697 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: A Strange Hostess3,368 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: A Gruesome Dance2,964 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: A Grotesque Tragedy2,335 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: Dead or Alive?3,118 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: The White Leech1,827 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX: Gone!--But How?1,476 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI: The Fugitive Mother1,223 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII: Bulika1,486 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII: A Woman of Bulika804 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIV: The White Leopardess1,245 words
  1. 25.Chapter XXV: The Princess2,800 words
  2. 26.Chapter XXVI: A Battle Royal1,473 words
  3. 27.Chapter XXVII: The Silent Fountain1,238 words
  4. 28.Chapter XXVIII: I Am Silenced1,066 words
  5. 29.Chapter XXIX: The Persian Cat2,352 words
  6. 30.Chapter XXX: Adam Explains1,598 words
  7. 31.Chapter XXXI: The Sexton’s Old Horse1,714 words
  8. 32.Chapter XXXII: The Lovers and the Bags1,921 words
  9. 33.Chapter XXXIII: Lona’s Narrative2,893 words
  10. 34.Chapter XXXIV: Preparation2,051 words
  11. 35.Chapter XXXV: The Little Ones in Bulika1,819 words
  12. 36.Chapter XXXVI: Mother and Daughter1,629 words
  13. 37.Chapter XXXVII: The Shadow1,033 words
  14. 38.Chapter XXXVIII: To the House of Bitterness2,754 words
  15. 39.Chapter XXXIX: That Night4,113 words
  16. 40.Chapter XL: The House of Death4,248 words
  17. 41.Chapter XLI: I Am Sent1,429 words
  18. 42.Chapter XLII: I Sleep the Sleep2,092 words
  19. 43.Chapter XLIII: The Dreams That Came3,048 words
  20. 44.Chapter XLIV: The Waking1,699 words
  21. 45.Chapter XLV: The Journey Home1,426 words
  22. 46.Chapter XLVI: The City1,324 words
  23. 47.Chapter XLVII: The “endless Ending”589 words