
CHAPTER I. THE FLAME DIVINE
CHAPTER II. “Your True Friend, Melissa M.”
CHAPTER III. LIKE A SINGING BIRD
CHAPTER IV. MISSY TACKLES ROMANCE
CHAPTER V. IN THE MANNER OF THE DUCHESS
CHAPTER VI. INFLUENCING ARTHUR
CHAPTER VII. BUSINESS OF BLUSHING
CHAPTER VIII. A HAPPY DOWNFALL
CHAPTER IX. DOBSON SAVES THE DAY
CHAPTER X. MISSY CANS THE COSMOS
Melissa is ten, perched on the cusp between childhood’s make‑believe and the dawning awareness of a larger world. She drifts from Sunday‑school lessons about miracles to quiet moments in a summerhouse, where the line between imagination and reality blurs. Her days are a swirl of bright dresses, church bells, and the lingering echo of stories she once believed were only for children.
One afternoon, while helping gather song‑books, Melissa slips into the choir room and is swept up by a mournful hymn. Sunlight fractures through stained‑glass, painting the floor in colors that seem to mingle with the music and stir something unfamiliar deep inside her. The experience leaves her breathless, eyes wet with an emotion she cannot name, hinting at a spiritual awakening that will shape the years ahead.
Language
en
Duration
~8 hours (482K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Charles Franks, Ralph Zimmermann, the Online Distributed Proofreading Team, and David Widger
Release date
2002-10-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1884–1940
A journalist, magazine writer, and novelist, she moved from Kansas to New York and later became closely associated with the Unity movement. Her work ranges from early fiction to practical spiritual writing, showing a career that bridged literary journalism and devotional publishing.
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