Karl Grier is a 1906 fantasy novel by Louis Tracy, subtitled The Strange Story of a Man with a Sixth Sense. It follows a man whose unusual extra perception shapes his strange experiences, told as an atmospheric mystery. Listeners who enjoy early twentieth-century tales of the uncanny may find it engaging.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
KARL GRIER title page KARL GRIER The Strange Story of a Man with a Sixth Sense BY LOUIS TRACY Author of “The Wings of the Morning,” “The Pillar of Light” and “The Great Mogul.” publisher's logo New York Edward J. Clode 156 Fifth Avenue 1906
CLjǙΏǡƗƄƒǵ, 1905, œΏ EDWARD J. CLODE Entered at Stationers’ Hall The Plimpton Press Norwood Mass. U.S.A.
CONTENTS CHAPTER I PAGE THE AffaIR OF THE TEA-GARDEN 1 CHAPTER II THE SAVING OF CONSTANTINE 14 CHAPTER III THE FINDING OF MAGGIE HUTCHINSON 27 CHAPTER IV A Cat and Frank Hooper 41 CHAPTER V KARL’S FIRST MEETING WITH STEINDAL 23 CHAPTER VI IN WHICH CONSTANTINE HAS A VISION 66 CHAPTER VII “BLOOD IS A VERY PECULIAR JUICE” 78 CHAPTER VIII MAGGIE HUTCHINSON INTERVENES 90 CHAPTER IX THE CONFOUNDED HOTEL CLERK 101 CHAPTER X MAGGIE TELLS WHAT BEFEL HER 115 CHAPTER XI THE KEY OF THE TREASURE-HOUSE 126 CHAPTER XII THE SCENE IN THE GARDEN COURT 138 CHAPTER XIII CONSTANTINE TAKES A JOURNEY 151
CHAPTER XIV Constantine Encounters The Shark 165 CHAPTER XV THE OTHER WOMAN 177 CHAPTER XVI WOMEN CALLED HIM “THE MAGNET” 190 CHAPTER XVII I MEET NORA CAZENOVE 203 CHAPTER XVIII THE PROBLEM TAKES SHAPE 216 CHAPTER XIX THE UNBIDDEN GUEST 231 CHAPTER XX STEINDAL GIVES A PUBLIC PERFORMANCE 246 CHAPTER XXI HOOPER SUGGESTS A WAY OUT 260 CHAPTER XXII NORA FACES THE INEVITABLE 275 CHAPTER XXIII “A STRUGGLE ’TWIXT LOVE AND DEATH” 292 CHAPTER XXIV 308 THE FALL OF THE CURTAIN
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