The Star Dreamer by Egerton Castle
The story revolves around a young woman who possesses psychic abilities and becomes embroiled in a mystery involving a wealthy family's dark secrets. She uses her gifts to uncover the truth behind their sinister activities, while also navigating her own complicated past and romantic entanglements.
By Egerton Castle · First published 1898 · Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction, Drama · 44 chapters · 131,309 words
First lines
Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart. WORDSWORTH (_Sonnets_).
Alone and forgotten, absolutely free, His happy time he spends, the works of God to see In those wonderful herbs which here in plenty grow, Whose sundry strange effects he only seeks to know, And choicely sorts his simples got abroad, And dreams of the All-Heal that is still on the road. -DRAYTON (_Polyolbion_).
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Egerton Castle
- Date: 1898 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Romance, Historical Fiction, Drama, Adventure, Literary Fiction
- Length: 131,309 words
- Structure: 44 chapters, 2,504 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Romance — Central love story and emotional relationships drive the plot.
- Historical Fiction — Set in a specific historical period with detailed descriptions of the era.
- Drama — Focus on intense character development and emotional themes.
- Adventure — Elements of journey and exploration are present.
Tags
Fantasy · Adventure · Romance · Science Fiction · Space Opera · Interstellar Travel · Alien Encounters · Dreams · Psychic Abilities · Telepathy · Clairvoyance · Prophecy
Contents
- FAIR, YOUNG, CAPABLE HANDS
- MIDSUMMER SUNRISE
- THE LITTLE MASTER OF BINDON
- AH ME, THE MIGHT-HAVE-BEEN!
- A MASS OF SELFISHNESS
- _EUPHROSINE_, STAR-OF-COMFORT
- TOTTERING LIFE AND FORTUNE
- A MESSENGER OF GLAD TIDINGS
- RUSTLING LEAVES OF MEMORY
- A QUEEN OF CURDS AND CREAM
- STRAWS ON THE WIND
- NOT WORDS, BUT HANDS MEETING
- BACK AT A NEW DOOR OF LIFE
- OPEN-EYED CONSPIRACY
- A SHOCK AND A REVELATION
- A DREAM OF WOODS AND OF LOVE
- QUENCHLESS STARS ELOQUENT
- EVIL PROMPTER, JEALOUSY
- SILENT NIGHT THE REFUGE
- EYES, BLUE AS HIS STAR
- THE PERFECT ROSE, DROOPING
- THE LUST OF RENUNCIATION
- NEW ROADS UNFOLDING
- NODS AND WREATHÉD SMILES
- SHADOWS OF THE HEART OF YOUTH
- WARM HEART, SUPERFLUOUS WISDOM
- A GREY GOWN AND RED ROSES
- THE HERB EUPHROSINE
- HEALING HERBS, WARNING TEXTS
- A RIDER INTO BATH
- AN OMINOUS JINGLE
- COMPACT AND ACCEPTANCE
- A VAGUE DESPERATE SCHEME
- LAYING THE GHOSTS
- A PARLOUR OF PERFUME
- A KINDLY EPICURE
- TO SLEEP-PERCHANCE TO DREAM!
- THOU CANST NOT SAY I DID IT
- JEALOUS WATCHERS OF THE NIGHT
- A SIMPLER'S EUTHANASIA
- THE TIME IS OUT OF JOINT
- TREACHERIES OF SILENCE
- GONE LIKE A DREAM
- GREY DEPARTURE