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Uncrowned King, The
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Title: The Uncrowned King
Author: Harold Bell Wright
Release Date: July 22, 2004 [EBook #12991]
Language: English
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THE UNCROWNED KING
BY HAROLD BELL WRIGHT
AUTHOR OF "THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS" ETC., ETC.
ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN REA NEILL
1910
To MR. ELSBERY W. REYNOLDS My Publisher and Friend, Whose belief in my work has made my work possible, I gratefully dedicate this tale of The Uncrowned King
Redlands, California. May fourth, 1910
"Eyes blinded by the fog of Things cannot see Truth. Ears deafened by the din of Things cannot hear Truth. Brains bewildered by the whirl of Things cannot think Truth. Hearts deadened by the weight of Things cannot feel Truth. Throats choked by the dust of Things cannot speak Truth."
CONTENTS
The Pilgrim and His Pilgrimage The Voice of the Waves The Voice of the Evening Wind The Voice of the Night The Voice of the New Day
ILLUSTRATIONS Drawn by John Rea Neill
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THE PILGRIM AND HIS PILGRIMAGE
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For many, many, weary months the Pilgrim journeyed in the wide and p