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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. The Crystal Cup
  4. I. The Dream-Birth
  5. II. The Feast of Beauty
  6. III. The Story of the Moonbeam
  7. The Chain of Destiny
  8. I. A Warning
  9. II. More Links
  10. III. The Third To-morrow
  11. IV Afterwards
  12. The Castle of the King
  13. The Dualitists; or, the Death Doom of the Double Born
  14. Chapter I. Bis Dat Qui Non Cito Dat1
  15. Chapter II. Halcyon Days
  16. Chapter III. Rumours of Wars
  17. Chapter IV The Tucket Sounds
  18. Chapter V The First Crusade
  19. Chapter VI. “Let the Dead Past Bury Its Dead”
  20. Chapter VII. A Cloud with Golden Lining
  21. The Burial of the Rats
  22. The Judge’s House
  23. The Secret of the Growing Gold
  24. The Coming of Abel Behenna
  25. The Squaw
  26. A Dream of Red Hands
  27. Crooken Sands
  28. Dracula’s Guest
  29. A Star Trap
  30. A Gipsy Prophecy
  31. A CATALOG OF SELECTED DOVER BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS OF INTEREST

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DOOMED SHIPS: Great Ocean Liner Disasters, William H. Miller, Jr. Nearly 200 photographs, many from private collections, highlight tales of some of the vessels whose pleasure cruises ended in catastrophe: the Morro Castle, Normandie, Andrea Doria, Europa, and many others. 128pp. 8e9780486143217_img_8542.gif × 11¾.

0-486-45366-9

THE DORÉ BIBLE ILLUSTRATIONS, Gustave Doré. Detailed plates from the Bible: the Creation scenes, Adam and Eve, horrifying visions of the Flood, the battle sequences with their monumental crowds, depictions of the life of Jesus, 241 plates in all. 241pp. 9 x 12.

0-486-23004-X

DRAWING DRAPERY FROM HEAD TO TOE, Cliff Young. Expert guidance on how to draw shirts, pants, skirts, gloves, hats, and coats on the human figure, including folds in relation to the body, pull and crush, action folds, creases, more. Over 200 drawings. 48pp. 8¼ × 11.

0-486-45591-2

DUBLINERS, James Joyce. A fine and accessible introduction to the work of one of the 20th century’s most influential writers, this collection features 15 tales, including a masterpiece of the short-story genre, “The Dead.” 160pp. e9780486143217_i0037.jpg x 8¼.

0-486-26870-5

EASYTO-MAKE POP-UPS, Joan Irvine. Illustrated by Barbara Reid. Dozens of wonderful ideas for three-dimensional paper fun—from holiday greeting cards with moving parts to a pop-up menagerie. Easy-to-follow, illustrated instructions for more than 30 projects. 299 black-and-white illustrations. 96pp. 8e9780486143217_img_8540.gif x 11.

0-486-44622-0

EASYTO-MAKE STORYBOOK DOLLS: A “Novel” Approach to Cloth Dollmaking, Sherralyn St. Clair. Favorite fictional characters come alive in this unique beginner’s dollmaking guide. Includes patterns for Pollyanna, Dorothy from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Mary of The Secret Garden, plus easy-to-follow instructions, 263 black-and-white illustrations, and an 8-page color insert. 112pp. 8¼ x 11.

0-486-47360-0

EINSTEIN’S ESSAYS IN SCIENCE, Albert Einstein. Speeches and essays in accessible, everyday language profile influential physicists such as Niels Bohr and Isaac Newton. They also explore areas of physics to which the author made major contributions. 128pp. 5 x 8.

0-486-47011-3

EL DORADO: Further Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel, Baroness Orczy. A popular sequel to The Scarlet Pimpernel, this suspenseful story recounts the Pimpernel’s attempts to rescue the Dauphin from imprisonment during the French Revolution. An irresistible blend of intrigue, period detail, and vibrant characterizations. 352pp. e9780486143217_i0038.jpg x 8¼.

0-486-44026-5

ELEGANT SMALL HOMES OF THE TWENTIES: 99 Designs from a Competition, Chicago Tribune. Nearly 100 designs for five- and six-room houses feature New England and Southern colonials, Normandy cottages, stately Italianate dwellings, and other fascinating snapshots of American domestic architecture of the 1920s. 112pp. 9 x 12.

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THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE: The Original Edition, William Strunk, Jr. This is the book that generations of writers have relied upon for timeless advice on grammar, diction, syntax, and other essentials. In concise terms, it identifies the principal requirements of proper style and common errors. 64pp. 5e9780486143217_img_8540.gif x 8½.