On the Borderland by F. Britten Austin
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"On the Borderland" by F. Britten Austin is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with a group of men aboard a ship who engage in eerie after-dinner conversations about spiritualism, reincarnation, and the supernatural. A young woman named Pauline inadvertently writes a mysterious message in her diary, which sets off a chain of events involving buried treasure, ghosts, and psychological exploration. At the start of the novel,
the men are captivated by the enigmatic tales of the unknown. This prompts a doctor to share an uncanny experience he encountered while working as a ship's doctor for a wealthy family taking a winter cruise in the Caribbean. One evening, Pauline accidentally scrawls a reversed script in her diary, which the doctor deciphers as a potential treasure map. The narrative unfolds as the family, particularly the avaricious old man Vandermeulen, becomes increasingly fixated on the idea of unearthing riches, while Pauline herself grapples with her own mysterious connection to the messages. The opening sets the stage for a blend of adventure, psychological intrigue, and questions about the boundaries of reality and the mind. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Austin, F. Britten (Frederick Britten), 1885-1941 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 23017475 |
| Title | On the Borderland |
| Contents | Buried treasure -- A problem in reprisals -- Secret Service -- The strange case of Mr. Todmorden -- Through the gate of horn -- The white dog -- A point of ethics -- The lovers -- Held in bondage -- She who came back -- From the depths -- Yellow magic. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Tim Lindell, Martin Pettit, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images digitized by the Google Books Library Project (books.google.com and generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (www.hathitrust.org/) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Paranormal fiction |
| Subject | Short stories, English |
| Subject | English fiction -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 65837 |
| Release Date | Jul 14, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 462 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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