Opening of the book
THE MYSTERIOUS DOOR.
Maugis, Ye Sorcerer.
FROM Ye ANCIENT FRENCH.
A Wonderful Tale from ye Writings of ye Mad
Savant of ye Maison Maugis in ye Olde
Citie of Mouzon, France.
By LORD GILHOOLEY, D.C.,
Author of “Yutzo.”
F. TENNYSON NEELY,
PUBLISHER,
LONDON.NEW YORK.
Copyright, 1898,
by
F. Tennyson Neely,
in
United States
and
Great Britain.
All Rights Reserved.
DEDICATION.
TO THE FOOLS WHO COMPOSE THE “SOCIETE
D’ETHNOGRAPHIE” OF NANCY, FRANCE,
THIS WORK IS HEREBY DEDICATED.
APOLOGY.
To the Honorable Gentlemen composing the Société d’Ethnographie,
Nancy, France.
GŧƿǵƯŧƽŧƿ: In the above dedication I have the sincerest regret in committing, what under other circumstances would be an unpardonable insult upon the gentlemen of a learned body, none of whom I have ever had the honor of meeting, but whose position in the world of science and letters I know to be perfectly unassailable.
Let me explain.
An oath, made to the late Charles Voudran, a former member of your Honorable Society, has compelled this regrettable action, which, otherwise, would have resulted in the loss of a vast amount of rare historical information to the world, as, I trust, a perusal of the following pages, will satisfactorily explain.
With the most profound respect,
FǡŧŠŧǡƗŕƫ O’HLjLjƯƗƒĵƿ.
(LORD GILHOOLEY.)
CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE.
The Mysterious Door,
Frontispiece
Interior Cathedral, Mouzon,
12
The Haunted Battlefield,
32
Ancient Gate of Mouzon,
52
Château Montfort,
70
Surprise of the Castle,
76
Old Spanish Houses,
100
Maugis,
120
Charlemagne at the head of his Army,
124
Ye Olde City of Mouzon,
164
Cathedral of Mouzon,
216
Cathedral Door, Mouzon,
244
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