Author: GARVER, WILL L. (B. 1867)
Title: Brother of the third degree
Description: Chicago: Purdy publishing company 1944. Anniversary Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked. decorated cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight. bright and clean impression.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 377 pages; Description: iv. 377 p. 20cm. Subjects: Fiction --spiritual fiction --mystical fiction --occult fiction. Notes: First published: Boston: Arena publishing company. 1894. 'Celebrating the golden anniversary of its inital publication in 1894.' --c.f. publisher's foreword. Includes vocabulary. p.376. Summary: Set in the near future (early twentieth century). this 1894 occult novel is a tale of eternal love. albeit chaste. The protagonist. Alphonso Colono. a Mexican. is born into a family with connected with the Illuminati. here called the 'White Brotherhood.' He moves to Paris and is initiated into the occult group. where he meets the woman who is to become his soulmate: Iole. They meet St. Germain and other adepts. help a modern Napoleon unite Europe. and eventually pass beyond the mortal realm. This long-forgotten predecessor to the Da Vinci Code moves along nicely and has memorable characters. Not many 19th century occult fictions are half as readable --Kessinger Publishing reprint edition. 2009.Weight in Kg appr.:

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