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Haunted by the memory of his lost father, Robert dedicates his life to searching the slums of Aberdeen and London for the downtrodden. His philanthropy is driven by a desperate hope to find the one man who abandoned him. A moving testament to the redemptive power of love and the relentless pursuit of the outcast.
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length22 hrs 19 mins
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Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PART I.—HIS BOYHOOD.
39CHAPTER XII. THE GRANITE CHURCH.
2CHAPTER I. A RECOLLECTION.
40CHAPTER XIII. SHARGAR'S ARM.
3CHAPTER II. A VISITOR.
41CHAPTER XIV. MYSIE'S FACE.
4CHAPTER III. THE BOAR'S HEAD.
42CHAPTER XV. THE LAST OF THE COALS.
5CHAPTER IV. SHARGAR.
43CHAPTER XVI. A STRANGE NIGHT.
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6CHAPTER V. THE SYMPOSIUM.
44CHAPTER XVII. HOME AGAIN.
7CHAPTER VI. MRS. FALCONER.
45CHAPTER XVIII. A GRAVE OPENED.
8CHAPTER VII. ROBERT TO THE RESCUE!
46CHAPTER XIX. ROBERT MEDIATES.
9CHAPTER VIII. THE ANGEL UNAWARES.
47CHAPTER XX. ERICSON LOSES TO WIN.
10CHAPTER IX. A DISCOVERY.
48CHAPTER XXI. SHARGAR ASPIRES.
11CHAPTER X. ANOTHER DISCOVERY IN THE GARRET.
49CHAPTER XXII. ROBERT IN ACTION.
12CHAPTER XI. PRIVATE INTERVIEWS.
50CHAPTER XXIII. ROBERT FINDS A NEW INSTRUMENT.
13CHAPTER XII. ROBERT'S PLAN OF SALVATION.
51CHAPTER XXIV. DEATH.
14CHAPTER XIII. ROBERT'S MOTHER.
52CHAPTER XXV. IN MEMORIAM.
15CHAPTER XIV. MARY ST. JOHN.
53PART III.—HIS MANHOOD.
16CHAPTER XV. ERIC ERICSON.
54CHAPTER I. IN THE DESERT.
17CHAPTER XVI. MR. LAMMIE'S FARM.
55CHAPTER II. HOME AGAIN.
18CHAPTER XVII. ADVENTURES.
56CHAPTER III. A MERE GLIMPSE.
19CHAPTER XVIII. NATURE PUTS IN A CLAIM.
57CHAPTER IV. THE DOCTOR'S DEATH.
20CHAPTER XIX. ROBERT STEALS HIS OWN.
58CHAPTER V. A TALK WITH GRANNIE.
21CHAPTER XX. JESSIE HEWSON.
59CHAPTER VI. SHARGAR'S MOTHER.
22CHAPTER XXI. THE DRAGON.
60CHAPTER VII. THE SILK-WEAVER.
23CHAPTER XXII. DR. ANDERSON.
61CHAPTER VIII. MY OWN ACQUAINTANCE.
24CHAPTER XXIII. AN AUTO DA FÉ.
62CHAPTER IX. THE BROTHERS.
25CHAPTER XXIV. BOOT FOR BALE.
63CHAPTER X. A NEOPHYTE.
26CHAPTER XXV. THE GATES OF PARADISE.
64CHAPTER XI. THE SUICIDE.
27PART II.—HIS YOUTH.
65CHAPTER XII. ANDREW AT LAST.
28CHAPTER I. ROBERT KNOCKS—AND THE DOOR IS NOT OPENED.
66CHAPTER XIII. ANDREW REBELS.
29CHAPTER II. THE STROKE.
67CHAPTER XIV. THE BROWN LETTER.
30CHAPTER III. 'THE END CROWNS ALL'.
68CHAPTER XV. FATHER AND SON.
31CHAPTER IV. THE ABERDEEN GARRET.
69CHAPTER XVI. CHANGE OF SCENE.
32CHAPTER V. THE COMPETITION.
70CHAPTER XVII. IN THE COUNTRY.
33CHAPTER VI. DR. ANDERSON AGAIN.
71CHAPTER XVIII. THREE GENERATIONS.
34CHAPTER VII. ERIC ERICSON.
72CHAPTER XIX. THE WHOLE STORY.
35CHAPTER VIII. A HUMAN PROVIDENCE.
73CHAPTER XX. THE VANISHING.
36CHAPTER IX. A HUMAN SOUL.
74CHAPTER XXI. IN EXPECTATIONE.
37CHAPTER X. A FATHER AND A DAUGHTER.
75THE END
38CHAPTER XI. ROBERT'S VOW.
76IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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