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The sea came pouring in.
♦ E. Nesbit ♦
With Illustrations by H. R. Millar
Copyright © 1913 by E. Nesbit
Illustrations copyright © 1913 by H. R. Millar
FROM
E. Nesbit
♦
Well Hall,
Kent
Contents
CHAPTER I
♦ Sabrina Fair 1
CHAPTER II
♦ The Captive 13
CHAPTER III
♦ The Rescue 30
CHAPTER IV
♦ Gratitude 51
CHAPTER V
♦ Consequences 61
CHAPTER VI
♦ The Mermaid's Home 69
CHAPTER VII
♦ The Skies Are Falling 84
CHAPTER VIII
♦ The Water-War 101
CHAPTER IX
♦ The Book People 116
CHAPTER X
♦ The Under Folk 135
CHAPTER XI
♦ The Peacemaker 154
CHAPTER XII
♦ The End 167
Illustrations
The sea came pouring in. Frontispiece
"We die in captivity." 26
"'Translucent wave,' indeed!" 42
"The police." 54
And disappeared entirely. 59
She caught Kathleen in her arms. 79
The golden door. 82
The Swordfish Brigade. 103
The First Dipsys. 110
Book Hatefuls. 122
Book Heroines. 130
In the net. 137
The Hall of Public Archives. 149
The chargers of the Horse Marines. 152
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1927.
The author died in 1924, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 95 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.