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Title: The Soul Stealer

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Summary: "The Soul Stealer" by C. Ranger-Gull is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story opens with Mr. Eustace Charliewood, a well-to-do man about town, as he navigates the fashionable streets of London, engaging in his typical indulgent lifestyle. As he encounters various characters, it soon becomes apparent that beneath the surface of social pleasantries lies a web of intrigue and manipulation, particularly involving his connection to a prominent scientist, Sir William Gouldesbrough. At the start of the narrative, Charliewood visits a salon for a freshening treatment, revealing his vanity and perhaps hinting at deeper insecurities. Following this, he receives a summons from Gouldesbrough, leading to a conversation where tensions about societal expectations, personal ambitions, and romantic entanglements begin to unfold. The complexities of their relationship suggest that Charliewood may be more entwined in Gouldesbrough’s schemes than he appears—hinting at both a loyalty to his powerful friend and a sense of looming moral compromise. The opening chapters set the stage for a tale filled with personal conflict, societal commentary, and the potential for dark consequences as characters are caught in a precarious game of desire and power. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Thorne, Guy, 1875-1923

EBook No.: 40520

Published: Aug 17, 2012

Downloads: 121

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: London (England) -- Fiction

Subject: Paranormal fiction

Subject: Soul -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: The Soul Stealer

Credits: Produced by Mark C. Orton, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)

Summary: "The Soul Stealer" by C. Ranger-Gull is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story opens with Mr. Eustace Charliewood, a well-to-do man about town, as he navigates the fashionable streets of London, engaging in his typical indulgent lifestyle. As he encounters various characters, it soon becomes apparent that beneath the surface of social pleasantries lies a web of intrigue and manipulation, particularly involving his connection to a prominent scientist, Sir William Gouldesbrough. At the start of the narrative, Charliewood visits a salon for a freshening treatment, revealing his vanity and perhaps hinting at deeper insecurities. Following this, he receives a summons from Gouldesbrough, leading to a conversation where tensions about societal expectations, personal ambitions, and romantic entanglements begin to unfold. The complexities of their relationship suggest that Charliewood may be more entwined in Gouldesbrough’s schemes than he appears—hinting at both a loyalty to his powerful friend and a sense of looming moral compromise. The opening chapters set the stage for a tale filled with personal conflict, societal commentary, and the potential for dark consequences as characters are caught in a precarious game of desire and power. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Thorne, Guy, 1875-1923

EBook No.: 40520

Published: Aug 17, 2012

Downloads: 121

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: London (England) -- Fiction

Subject: Paranormal fiction

Subject: Soul -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.