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The Blue Germ, by Martin Swayne
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Title: The Blue Germ
Author: Martin Swayne
Release Date: October 9, 2008 [EBook #26852]
Language: English
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THE BLUE GERM
WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR
LORD RICHARD IN THE PANTRY CUPID GOES NORTH THE SPORTING INSTINCT
IN MESOPOTAMIA. (With Illustrations in Colour by the Author.)
LONDON: HODDER AND STOUGHTON
THE BLUE GERM
BY MARTIN SWAYNE
HODDER AND STOUGHTON LONDON NEW YORK TORONTO MCMXVIII
Printed in Great Britain By Richard Clay & Sons, Limited, BRUNSWICK ST., STAMFORD ST., S.E. 1, AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
TO
J. E. H. W.
CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE I. BLACK MAGIC 1 II. SARAKOFF'S MANIFESTO 5 III. THE BUTTERFLIES 14 IV. THE SIX TUBES 21 V. THE GREAT AQUEDUCT 29 VI. THE ATTITUDE OF MR. THORNDUCK 32 VII. LEONORA 40 VIII. THE BLUE DISEASE 58 IX. THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM 67 X. THE ILLNESS OF MR. ANNOT 79 XI. THE RESURRECTION 90 XII. MR. CLUTTERBUCK'S OPINION 101 XIII. THE DEAD IMMORTAL 110 XIV. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF IMMORTALITY 123 XV. THE TERRIBLE FEAR 132 XVI. THE VISIT OF THE HOME SECRETARY 144