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The TurnstileA. E. W. Mason

The Turnstile

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Original author: A. E. W. Mason

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"The Turnstile" by A. E. W. Mason is a political novel published in 1912. Cynthia Daventry marries Captain Harry Rames, a promising politician who once led Antarctic expeditions. While she works tirelessly to advance his parliamentary career, she suspects his ambitions mask deeper longings. When Rames abandons politics for a dangerous return to the frozen South, Cynthia must confront her own childhood fears and discover whether their marriage can survive his passion for exploration.

The Turnstile, by A. E. W. Mason. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #38689.

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37 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Swinging of a Chandelier1,991 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: Of an Earthquake and James Challoner3,115 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Challoner's Pilgrimage2,201 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Cynthia's Birthday2,515 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: The Reaper1,277 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: A Visitor at the Estancia1,817 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Both Sides of the Door4,765 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: The Flight2,476 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Robert Daventry Explains3,332 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: Mr. Benoliel2,603 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: A Man on the Make6,021 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Lungatine2,323 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: The Night Before the Poll2,948 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: Colonel Challoner's Memory3,333 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: The Mayor and the Man2,656 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: Words Over the Telephone1,937 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: A Refusal1,942 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: A Maiden Speech4,236 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: And a Proposal2,702 words
  1. 20.Chapter XX: At Culver2,997 words
  2. 21.Chapter XXI: Mr. Benoliel's Warning1,226 words
  3. 22.Chapter XXII: And an Instance to Enforce It4,146 words
  4. 23.Chapter XXIII: Cynthia on the House2,935 words
  5. 24.Chapter XXIV: The Man Who Had Walked in the Road3,306 words
  6. 25.Chapter XXV: Colonel Challoner's Revolt2,045 words
  7. 26.Chapter XXVI: The Picture at Bramling3,584 words
  8. 27.Chapter XXVII: Devenish Replies2,586 words
  9. 28.Chapter XXVIII: Wireless2,244 words
  10. 29.Chapter XXIX: In the Ladies' Gallery3,434 words
  11. 30.Chapter XXX: The Letter3,174 words
  12. 31.Chapter XXXI: M. Poizat Again2,355 words
  13. 32.Chapter XXXII: The Call3,694 words
  14. 33.Chapter XXXIII: A Letter From Abroad2,898 words
  15. 34.Chapter XXXIV: The Convict at the Oar2,887 words
  16. 35.Chapter XXXV: The Little Bit Extra2,940 words
  17. 36.Chapter XXXVI: The Telegram3,553 words
  18. 37.Chapter XXXVII: The Last622 words