TAILIEUCHUNG - The Purple Cloud

About three months ago—that is to say, toward the end of May of this year of 1900—the writer whose name appears on the title-page received as noteworthy a letter, and packet of papers, as it has been his lot to examine. They came from a very good friend of mine, whose name there is no reason that I should now conceal—Dr. Arthur Lister Browne, . (Oxon.), . It happened that for two years I had been spending most of my time in France, and as Browne had a Norfolk practice, I had not seen him during my visits to London. Moreover, though our friendship was of the most. | feedboo is The Purple Cloud Shiel Matthew Phipps Published 1901 Categorie s Fiction Science Fiction Source http 1 About Shiel Matthew Phipps Shiel his surname was originally spelled Shiell July 21 1865 - February 17 1947 was a prolific British writer of fantastic fiction remembered mostly for supernatural and scientific romances. His work was published as novels short stories and as serials. Source Wikipedia Also available on Feedbooks for Shiel Prince Zaleski 1895 The Lord of the Sea 1901 Copyright This work is available for countries where copyright is Life 50 or in the USA published before 1923 . Note This book is brought to you by Feedbooks http Strictly for personal use do not use this file for commercial purposes. 2 Introduction About three months ago that is to say toward the end of May of this year of 1900 the writer whose name appears on the title-page received as noteworthy a letter and packet of papers as it has been his lot to examine. They came from a very good friend of mine whose name there is no reason that I should now conceal Dr. Arthur Lister Browne . Oxon. . It happened that for two years I had been spending most of my time in France and as Browne had a Norfolk practice I had not seen him during my visits to London. Moreover though our friendship was of the most intimate kind we were both atrocious correspondents so that only two notes passed between us during those years. Till last May there reached me the letter and the packet to which I refer. The packet consisted of four note-books quite crowded throughout with those giddy shapes of Pitman s shorthand whose ensemble so resembles startled swarms hovering in flighty poses on the wing. They were scribbled in pencil with little distinction between thick and thin strokes few vowels so that their slow deciphering I can assure the reader has been no holiday. The letter also was pencilled in shorthand and this letter together with the second of the .

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