Part Ii. The Dawn Of Light. Chapter Xv : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XV.--A NEW EXPEDITION PROPOSED. When I returned to the spirit land, my father went with me and we spent a long time together. In the course of our conversation he told me that an expedition was about to be sent...
Part I. Days Of Darkness. Chapter Xii. My : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XII.--MY SECOND DEATH. The meetings for materialization were held once a fortnight, and from the number of them I judged that about three months had passed, when I was told by Ahrinziman to prepare myself for a gre...
Part Iii. The Kingdom Of Hell. Chapter Xxv : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XXV.--A PITCHED BATTLE IN HELL. We now saw before us a vast slightly undulating plain upon which great masses of dark spirits were moving. At Faithful Friend's suggestion we ascended a small hillock that we might...
Part I. Days Of Darkness. Chapter Viii. Temptation : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER VIII.--TEMPTATION. I was again called upon to go to earth upon a mission of help, and to leave for a time my wanderings in the spirit spheres; and now it was that the greatest and most terrible temptation of my life...
Part I. Days Of Darkness. Chapter Ii. Despair : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER II.--DESPAIR. "Dead! Dead!" I wildly cried. "Oh, no, surely no! For the dead feel nothing more; they turn to dust; they moulder to decay, and all is gone, all is lost to them; they have no more consciousness of anything...
Untitled : * What lies beyond the land of the living? Franchezzo explores the path into a literal land of the dead. Will we see long dead relatives? Can we return? Questions to keep in mind as one reads... Title Page Preface by Transcriber. Dedication by Author. PART I. DAYS OF DARKNESS Chapter I.--My Death...
Part I. Days Of Darkness. Chapter I. My Death : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], PART I. DAYS OF DARKNESS. CHAPTER I.--MY DEATH. I have been a Wanderer through a far country, in those lands that have no name--no place--for you of earth, and I would set down as briefly as I can my wanderings, that those...
Part Iv. Through The Gates Of Gold. Chapter. Part 07 : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XXIX.--THE FORMATION OF PLANETS. When I had at last learned the lesson of self conquest my mind seemed to be free from a great oppressive weight, and I turned to the study of the spirit land and its conditions with...
Part Ii. The Dawn Of Light. Chapter Xviii : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XVIII.--THE APPROACH TO HELL. I would have liked to ask Hassein a great many more questions about the astral plane and its many curious forms of life, but we were now fast leaving it behind, and passing downwards...
Part Ii. The Dawn Of Light. Chapter Xiv : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XIV.--A FATHER'S LOVE. After this there came for me a time of happiness, a season of rest and refreshment upon which I shall not dwell; its memories are all too sacred to me, for those days were spent near to her I...
Part Iv. Through The Gates Of Gold. Chapter. Part 03 : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XXXIII.--MY VISION OF THE SPHERES. How can I tell of the many friends who came to visit me in this bright home, of the cities I saw in that fair land, the lovely scenes I visited? I cannot. It would take volumes...
Part Iv. Through The Gates Of Gold. Chapter : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], PART IV. "THROUGH THE GATES OF GOLD." CHAPTER XXVII.--WELCOME ON OUR RETURN--A MAGIC MIRROR--WORK IN THE CITIES OF EARTH--THE LAND OF REMORSE--THE VALLEY OF PHANTOM MISTS--A HOME OF REST. On our return to the Land of Dawn, we...
Part I. Days Of Darkness. Chapter Iii. Hope : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER III.--HOPE--WANDERINGS ON THE EARTH PLANE--A DOOR OF SPIRITUAL SIGHT I know not how long this lasted; it seemed a long, long time to me. I was sitting wrapped still in my despair when I heard a voice gentle and soft...
Part Iii. The Kingdom Of Hell. Chapter Xxiv : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XXIV.--THE STORY OF BENEDETTO--PLOTTERS AGAIN BAFFLED. Faithful Friend now proposed to me that we should visit one more city in this strange land, in order that I might see the man whose fate might have been my own but...
Part Iv. Through The Gates Of Gold. Chapter. Part 05 : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XXXI.--WHY THE SPHERES ARE INVISIBLE--SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHS. "And now, Hassein, there is another point I wish to ask you about. I have frequently heard men on earth say they want to know, if the spheres exist around...
Part I. Days Of Darkness. Chapter Xi. Ahrinziman : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XI.--AHRINZIMAN. To these meetings for materialization I was always accompanied by that majestic spirit of whom I have already spoken, and whom I now knew by his name, Ahrinziman, "the Eastern Guide." As I was now...
Dedication : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], DEDICATION BY THE AUTHOR. To those who toil still in the mists and darkness of uncertainty which veil the future of their earthly lives, I dedicate this record of the Wanderings of one who has passed from earth life ...
Part Iii. The Kingdom Of Hell. Chapter Xxii : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XXII.--AMUSEMENTS IN A GREAT CITY OF HELL--WORDS OF CAUTION. I had proceeded but a short distance when I saw Faithful Friend sitting by the wayside, evidently waiting for me. I was truly glad to see him aga...
Part I. Days Of Darkness. Chapter Iv : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER IV.--THE BROTHERHOOD OF HOPE. In the spirit world there are many strange places, many wondrous sights, and many organizations for helping repentant souls, but I have never seen anything more strange in its way than this...
Title Page : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], A WANDERER IN THE SPIRIT LANDS. TRANSCRIBED BY A. FARNESE. W. J. Sinkins, London [1896] Oh, Star of Hope, that shines to bless The Wanderer through Life's Wilderness! Angels of Love--say are ye come To lead the Weary Wanderer...
Part Iv. Through The Gates Of Gold. Chapter. Part 04 : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XXXII.--THROUGH THE GATES OF GOLD--MY MOTHER--MY HOME IN THE LAND OF BRIGHT DAY--I AM JOINED BY BENEDETTO. I was always fond of watching the clouds float over the sky and shape themselves into pictures suggested by my...
Part Iv. Through The Gates Of Gold. Chapter. Part 08 : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XXVIII.--MY HOME AND WORK IN THE MORNING LAND. I was not, however, destined to remain in the Land of Dawn. My home was now to be in the circle of the Morning Land, and I was therefore escorted thither by my friends. It...
Part Ii. The Dawn Of Light. Chapter Xiii : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], PART II. THE DAWN OF LIGHT. CHAPTER XIII.--WELCOME IN THE LAND OF DAWN--MY NEW HOME THERE. On my awakening for the second time from a sleep of death to consciousness in the spirit world, I found that I was in much pleasanter...
Part Iv. Through The Gates Of Gold. Chapter. Part 02 : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XXXIV.--CONCLUSION. My task is done, my story told, and it but remains for me to say to all who read it, that I trust they will believe it is as it professes to be, the true narrative of a repentant soul who has passed...
Part I. Days Of Darkness. Chapter V. Spirits : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER V.--SPIRITS OF THE EARTH PLANE. The time came at last for me to leave the House of Hope and go forth, strong in the lessons I had learned there, to work out my atonement on the earth plane and in those lower spheres...
Part Iii. The Kingdom Of Hell. Chapter Xxiii : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XXIII.--THE PALACE OF MY ANCESTORS--FALSE BROTHERS BAFFLED. On the outskirts of the town we came to a magnificent palace, also most strangely familiar and yet unfamiliar to my eyes. In wandering through this city I w...
Part I. Days Of Darkness. Chapter X. My House : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER X.--MY HOUSE IN THE TWILIGHT LANDS--COMMUNION BETWEEN THE LIVING AND THE DEAD. In my home in the Twilight Land I rested now for a time, studying to learn more of myself and the powers I had within me, and seeking...
Part Iv. Through The Gates Of Gold. Chapter. Part 06 : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XXX.--MATERIALIZATION OF SPIRITS. Another time when we were conversing I asked Hassein for his explanation of the phenomena of the spiritualistic movement which has recently been inaugurated upon earth, and in which I...
Part Ii. The Dawn Of Light. Chapter Xvii : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XVII.--THE ASTRAL PLANE AND ITS INHABITANTS--SPOOKS, ELVES, VAMPIRES, ETC. I can hardly give you a better idea of the course of our journey than by asking you to imagine a vast spiral or corkscrew winding upwards...
Part I. Days Of Darkness. Chapter Vii : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER VII.--THE STORY OF RAOUL. When they had gone I turned to my companion who sat huddled in a heap, and almost stunned, in one corner of the hut, and, helping him to rise, I suggested that if he could make shift to walk...
Part Iii. The Kingdom Of Hell. Chapter Xix : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], PART III. THE KINGDOM OF HELL. CHAPTER XIX. The companion who was assigned to me in this expedition was a spirit who had been in this sphere before, and who was, therefore, well fitted to act as my guide on entering this L...
Part I. Days Of Darkness. Chapter Ix : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER IX.--THE FROZEN LAND--THE CAVERNS OF SLUMBER. I was next sent to visit what will indeed seem a strange country to exist in the spirit world. The Land of Ice and Snow--the Frozen Land--in which lived all those who had...
Part I. Days Of Darkness. Chapter Vi. Twilight : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER VI.--TWILIGHT LANDS--LOVE'S GIFTS--THE VALLEY OF SELFISHNESS--THE COUNTRY OF UNREST--THE MISER'S LAND--THE GAMBLER'S LAND. When my period of work in any place was finished, I used to return to the Twilight Land to rest...
Part Iii. The Kingdom Of Hell. Chapter Xxi : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XXI.--THE FIRES OF HELL--A VENGEFUL SPIRIT--PIRATES--THE SEA OF FOUL MUD--THE MOUNTAINS OF SELFISH OPPRESSION--THE FOREST OF DESOLATION--MESSAGES OF LOVE. Away before me stretched a narrow path, and curious to see where...
Part Ii. The Dawn Of Light. Chapter Xvi : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XVI.--CLAIRVOYANCE--THE JOURNEY BEGUN. The friend whom Ahrinziman sent to accompany and instruct me, appeared to my eyes as a youth of about five-and-twenty to thirty years of age, judging by earth's standard in such...
Preface : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], PREFACE BY THE TRANSCRIBER. The following narrative was written more than a year ago, and in giving it to the public I do not claim to be its author, since I have only acted the part of an amanuensis and endeavored to write...
Part Iii. The Kingdom Of Hell. Chapter Xx : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XX.--THE IMPERIAL CITY. We were now traversing a wide causeway of black marble, on either side of which were deep, dark chasms of which it was impossible to see the bottom from the great clouds of heavy vapor that hung...
Part Iii. The Kingdom Of Hell. Chapter Xxvi : * "A Wanderer in the Sprit Lands", by Franchezzo (A. Farnese), [1896], CHAPTER XXVI.--FAREWELL TO THE DARK LAND. I now perceived that those Brothers of Hope, who like myself had been assisting the poor wounded spirits, all belonged to the same company as myself, and they were all collecting...