Overshadowed by the dark legend of the murderous rider of the horse with the loose shoe, Duncan Campbell sets out from his home in the Highlands to make his fortune in the world. When he finds the woman whose destiny is mingled with his, he must overcome first her indifference, then the malice of her family, then the forces of space and time. Will he ever put to rest the old curse?George MacDonald was an influence on many famous fantasy writers, including C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L'Engle. This fantasy romance derives from MacDonald's own...
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Chapter 14: Jealousy
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Chapter 27: Freedom
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Chapter 26: Escape
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Chapter 25: New Entrenchments
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Chapter 24: Prison-Breaking
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Chapter 23: My Old Room
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Chapter 22: The Sleeper
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Chapter 21: Hilton
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Chapter 20: Margaret
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Chapter 19: Old Constancy
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Chapter 18: Old Friends
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Chapter 17: The Physician
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Chapter 16: The Clanking Shoe
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Chapter 15: The Chamber of Ghosts
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Preface
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Chapter 13: Questioning
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Chapter 12: Confession
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Chapter 11: A New Pupil
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Chapter 10: Love and Power
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Chapter 9: The First Waking