The miracles of Antichrist

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by  Lagerlöf, Selma, 1858-1940

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The Miracles of Antichrist

The
Miracles of Antichrist
A
Novel
Translatedfrom the Swedish of
Selma Lagerlof
by
Pauline Bancroft Flach
"WhenAntichristcomes,heshallseemasChrist. Thereshall
be greatwant, and Antichrist shallgo fromlandto land and give
breadtothepoor. Andheshallfindmanyfollowers."
Sicilian Legend
Boston
Little, Brown, and Company
1899
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Copyright, 1899,
By Little, Brown, and Company.
All rights reserved,
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John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION:
Chapter Page
I The Emperor's Vision i
n Rome's Holy Child 9
III On the Barricade . . 19
FIRST BOOK
I MONGIBELLO . . . . 25
II Fra Gaetano 39
III The God-sister 48
IV Diamante 6z
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V Don Ferrante 64
VI Don Matteo's Mission 71
VII The Bells of San Pasquale 77
VIII Two Songs 113
IX Flight 125
X The Sirocco 128
XI The Feast of San Sebastiano 156
SECOND BOOK
I A Great Man's Wife ... 185
II Panem et Circenses 193
III The Outcast 204
IV The Old Martyrdom 213
V The Lady with the Iron Ring 226
CONTENTS
vi
Chapter Page
VI Fra Felice's Legacy 229
VII After the Miracle 252
VIII A Jettatore , . 25s
IX Palazzo Geraci and Palazzo Corvaja . . 270
X Falco Falcone 286
XI Victory *3i5
THIRD BOOK
I The Oasis and the Desert 323
II In Palermo 329
III The Home-coming 338
IV Only of this World 354
V A Fresco of Signorelli 373