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The narrator, in order to learn more of the identity of the deceased writer of the manuscript, and to satisfy his curiosity, seeks out Harasda in Aleppo. A night of Eastern exotic sensuality follows ... (PB)
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A sequel to 'The Mystic', AJ, May 1869. (PB)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
The Mystic1869single work short story — Appears in:
The Australian Journal,Mayvol.
4no.
481869;(p. 527-528)A bereaved husband meets an old acquaintance in an unspecified city. The acquaintance is a Rosicrucian who takes him through an ordeal with spirits and demons that he may see his wife again. The husband is determined to learn more but dies on the voyage. Supposedly a manuscript found on the unidentified body of a gentleman passenger died on the SS Tyre between Alexandria and Smyrna. Found by Henry Lloyd, M. D. (PB)