She Buildeth Her House

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She Buildeth Her House

by Will Levington Comfort

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She Buildeth Her House - By Will Levington Comfort - Author of "Routledge Rides Alone," etc - With a Frontispiece By Martin Justice - Philadelphia & London J. B. Lippincott Company 1911 - COPYRIGHT, 1911, BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY - Published May, 1911 - PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY AT THE WASHINGTON SQUARE PRESS PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A.

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She Buildeth Her House

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FIRST CHAPTER - PAULA ENCOUNTERS THE REMARKABLE EYES OF HER FIRST GIANT, AND HEARKENS TO THE SECOND, THUNDERING AFAR-OFF

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SECOND CHAPTER - PAULA CONTEMPLATES THE WALL OF A HUNDRED WINDOWS, AND THE MYSTERIOUS MADAME NESTOR CALLS AT THE ZOROASTER

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THIRD CHAPTER - CERTAIN DEVELOPING INCIDENTS ARE CAUGHT INTO THE CURRENT OF NARRATIVE—ALSO A SUPPER WITH REIFFERSCHEID

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FOURTH CHAPTER - PAULA ENCOUNTERS HER ADVERSARY WHO TURNS PROPHET AND TELLS OF A STARRY CHILD SOON TO BE BORN

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FIFTH CHAPTER - PAULA IS INVOLVED IN THE FURIOUS HISTORY OF SELMA CROSS AND WRITES A LETTER TO QUENTIN CHARTER

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SIXTH CHAPTER - PAULA IS CALLED TO PARLOR "F" OF THE MAID-STONE WHERE THE BEYOND-DEVIL AWAITS WITH OUTSTRETCHED ARMS

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SEVENTH CHAPTER - PAULA BEGINS TO SEE MORE CLEARLY THROUGH MADAME NESTOR'S REVELATIONS, AND WITNESSES A BROADWAY ACCIDENT

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EIGHTH CHAPTER - PAULA MAKES SEVERAL DISCOVERIES IN THE CHARTER HEART-COUNTRY, AND IS DELIGHTED BY HIS LETTERS TO THE SKYLARK

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Description

At twenty‑seven, Paula Linster balances a modest income with a fierce love of literature, carving out a place on the bustling streets of turn‑of‑the‑century New York. When she steps into the office of Reifferscheid, the formidable editor of The States, his sharp eye and relentless drive immediately recognize a hidden talent in her. Their early exchanges set the stage for a partnership that could lift her from the margins of the publishing world into its very heart.

Yet Paula soon discovers that the literary scene is populated by larger‑than‑life personalities—“giants” whose ambitions clash as fiercely as their ideas. Amid conversations with the charismatic young writer Quentin Charter and the seasoned, almost paternal Reifferscheid, she confronts questions about women’s place in a rapidly changing society. As the autumn light filters over the city, Paula must decide whether to follow the well‑trodden path or to build something entirely her own.

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en

Duration

~9 hours (536K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Garcia, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library)

Release date

2011-01-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Will Levington Comfort

Will Levington Comfort

1878–1932

Best known for fast-moving adventure fiction, this American writer also worked as a newspaperman and war correspondent. Several of his stories reached the screen, giving his work a life beyond the printed page.

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