Project Gutenberg 2004-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 102 Hichens, Robert 1864 1950 Hichens, Robert Smythe Hichens, Robert S. (Robert Smythe) The Dweller on the Threshold E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Project Gutenberg Beginners Projects, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Dweller on the Threshold" by Robert Hichens is a novel written in the early 20th century. It explores themes of faith, psychic research, and personal turmoil through the interactions of its main characters, including the troubled clergyman Rev. Marcus Harding and the psychically curious Evelyn Malling. The story delves into the contradictions of belief systems while examining the emotional landscapes of its characters. The opening of the novel introduces Evelyn Malling and Rev. Marcus Harding during a chance encounter on Westminster Bridge. As Malling observes Harding, he picks up on a sadness masked by the clergyman's success and commanding presence. The narrative juxtaposes Harding's public persona with the private struggles he faces, particularly in relation to his senior curate, Henry Chichester, who exhibits a critical attitude towards him. As the men walk together, conversations unfold that hint at deeper psychological and spiritual conflicts, raising questions about the influence of one’s character over another and the impact of external perceptions on personal identity. This initial set-up foreshadows a complex exploration of faith versus skepticism, personal relationships, and the unseen forces that might manipulate one’s soul. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Paranormal fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 366851 2025-08-06T08:41:55.353590 text/html 366891 366686 2024-11-06T11:39:44.866315 2023-10-06T12:02:43.525148 text/html text/html 197229 2025-08-06T08:42:01.643591 application/epub+zip 201623 2025-08-06T08:41:57.126549 application/epub+zip 201623 2025-08-06T08:41:55.996541 application/epub+zip 391916 2025-08-06T08:42:04.997500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367164 2025-08-06T08:42:00.968531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326907 2022-09-07T14:57:30.375903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322078 2025-08-06T08:41:54.816584 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 302194 2024-10-28T21:11:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16833 2025-08-06T08:42:05.164483 application/rdf+xml 14250 2025-08-06T08:41:56.532540 image/jpeg 3702 2025-08-06T08:41:56.241533 image/jpeg 193815 2025-08-06T08:41:55.383550 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia