
POSSESSED - by - CLEVELAND MOFFETT - Author of “Through the Wall”, etc.
DEDICATION
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
In a smoky Washington Square loft, a circle of bohemian New Yorkers gathers for an evening of music, wine, and daring conversation. As a ukulele hums beneath Penelope’s delicate fingers, the group’s talk turns to love, marriage, and the radical idea that women should claim the same freedoms as men. Amid the laughter, a mysterious prophecy is whispered, hinting that unseen forces are already at work in Penelope’s troubled life.
Penelope Wells, a striking yet tormented figure, hides a marriage to a brutal husband while yearning for true intimacy. The night’s debate about a woman’s right to choose her own path is cut short by a sudden, chilling scream that freezes the room. Listeners are drawn into a world where occult practices, dual personalities, and the thin veil between reality and the supernatural begin to unravel, promising a tense and thought‑provoking journey through the shadows of early‑20th‑century New York.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (332K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Marcia Brooks, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2007-07-26
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1863–1926
A globe-trotting journalist turned novelist and playwright, he brought the pace of newspaper reporting into mysteries, adventures, and stage dramas. His work ranged from popular detective fiction to early speculative tales, with many stories set far beyond the United States.
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