This e-text has been scanned from the 1975 Arno Press facsimile of the 1899 edition of this novel. To the best of my knowledge and belief all European copyright in this work, including editorial copyright in the facsimile, has now expired.

Unfortunately the illustrations were not reproduced particularly well; they have been scanned at 200 DPI and reduced to 100 DPI for large images, to 50 DPI for links, since little or no detail was added at higher resolutions.

Marcus L. Rowland

THE VIOLET FLAME

A STORY OF ARMAGEDDON AND AFTER

BY

FRED. T. JANE

AUTHOR OF TO VENUS IN FIVE SECONDS,' THE INCUBATOR GIRL,'
THE LORDSHIP, THE PASSEN AND WE,' ETC.

Illustrated by the Author

LONDON
WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED
NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE
1899

All rights reserved

To MY BROTHER CECIL.

CONTENTS

chap.
  1. PROFESSOR MIRZARBEAU
  2. THE FINGER
  3. LA BELLE AMERICAINE
  4. THE END OF WAR
  5. THE EARTH THINKS
  6. WHERE IS WATERLOO STATION?
  7. AN EXPLANATION OF A SORT
  8. THE FINIS MUNDI SOCIETY
  9. ON THE GRAND SCALE, INDEED!
  10. THE BEAST
  11. THE FIRST BELIEVER
  12. PROGRESS
  13. THE GREEN DISC
  14. THE MARK OF THE BEAST
  15. MIRZARBEAU'S LECTURE
  16. 'HE IS THE DEVIL!'
  17. A REVOLUTION IN HASTE
  18. THE RULE OF THE BEAST
  19. THE SECRET OF THE MARK
  20. A SUGGESTION
  21. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PREMIER
  22. ANOTHER SECRET
  23. TEMPTATION
  24. AN UNEXPECTED MOVE
  25. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE TUNNEL
  26. BEHIND THE GREY BARRIER
  27. THE LITTLE STONE DOLL
  28. TWO DAYS OF FAME
  29. A LETTER ABOUT THE VIOLET STAR
  30. THE TIDAL WAVE
  31. THE HOTEL ON THE THAMES EMBANKMENT
  32. CIVILIZATION'S LAST EFFORT
  33. THE DISC OF MIRZARBEAU
  34. THE END IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE
  35. EDEN

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