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The House of Dreams-Come-True

by Margaret Pedler (?–1948)

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  • 37 chapters
  • Reading level: 7th grade

"The House of Dreams-Come-True" by Margaret Pedler is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Jean Peterson, a young woman about to embark on a journey that intertwines themes of loss, love, and the search for identity. At the outset, the reader meets Jean and her father, Glyn Peterson, who appears to be restless and haunted by the memory of his deceased wife, Jacqueline. Their conversation hints at impending changes, particularly a trip to England, which stirs excitement and expectations for Jean, while revealing the contrasting characters of her dreamer father and her pragmatic self. The beginning of the novel introduces Jean and Glyn in a vast hall, where their intimate yet complex relationship begins to unfold. As Glyn grapples with his emotional turmoil over Jacqueline’s death, he resolves to travel alone, urging Jean to visit Lady Anne Brennan in England. This setup not only hints at Jean’s desire for adventure but also foreshadows her independent journey ahead. Their dynamic is further complicated by Glyn's struggle to come to terms with the past while Jean seeks to carve out her own identity—an exploration that promises to deepen as their paths diverge throughout the narrative. The opening effectively sets the stage for themes of nostalgia, freedom, and the pursuit of dreams that will likely resonate through the rest of the novel.

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Chapter I — The Wander-Fever

THE great spaces of the hall seemed to slope away into impenetrable gloom; velvet darkness deepening imperceptibly into sable density of panelled wall; huge, smoke-blackened beams, stretching wide arms across the roof, showing only as a dim lattice-work of ebony, fretting the shadowy twilight overhead.

At the furthermost end, like a giant golden eye winking sleepily through the dark, smouldered a fire of logs, and near this, in the luminous circle of its warmth, a man and woman were seated at a table lit by tall wax candles in branched candlesticks. With its twinkling points of light, and the fire’s red glow quivering across its shining surface, the table gleamed out like a jewel in a sombre setting—a vivid splash of light in the grey immensity of dusk-enfolded hall.

Dinner was evidently just over, for the candlelight shone softly on satin-skinned fruit, while wonderful gold-veined glass flecked the dark pool of polished mahogany with delicate lines and ripples of opalescent colour.

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Contents

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  1. Chapter I — The Wander-Fever
  2. Chapter II — Madame De Varigny
  3. Chapter III — The Stranger on the Ice
  4. Chapter IV — The Stolen Day
  5. Chapter V — Among the Snows
  6. Chapter VI — The Magic Moment
  7. Chapter VII — Which Deals with Reflections
  8. Chapter VIII — The Man from Montavan
  9. Chapter IX — The Master of Staple
  10. Chapter X — Other People’s Troubles
  11. Chapter XI — “The Sins of the Fathers”
  12. Chapter XII — A Sense of Duty
  13. Chapter XIII — “Will You Walk into My Parlour?”
  14. Chapter XIV. — A Compact
  15. Chapter XV — Lady Anne’s Disclosure
  16. Chapter XVI — The Gift of Love
  17. Chapter XVII — In the Rose Garden
  18. Chapter XVIII — Cross-Purposes
  19. Chapter XIX — The Spider
  20. Chapter XX — The Shadow of the Future
  21. Chapter XXI — Divers Happenings
  22. Chapter XXII — “Willing or Unwilling!”
  23. Chapter XXIII — On the Side of the Angels
  24. Chapter XXIV — An Unexpected Meeting
  25. Chapter XXV — Arranged by Telephone
  26. Chapter XXVI — Moonlight on the Moor
  27. Chapter XXVII — Into the Mist
  28. Chapter XXVIII — They Who Waited
  29. Chapter XXIX — The Golden Hour
  30. Chapter XXX — The Gateway
  31. Chapter XXXI — An Unwelcome Visitor
  32. Chapter XXXII — The Dividing Sword
  33. Chapter XXXIII — The Returning Tide
  34. Chapter XXXIV — The Test
  35. Chapter XXXV — The Eve of Departure
  36. Chapter XXXVI — Reunion
  37. Chapter XXXVII — “An House Not Made with Hands”

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This free edition of The House of Dreams-Come-True by Margaret Pedler comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #55928, released 2017-11-10. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Romance, Novels, British Literature.

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