Front matter
Jessie Muir translation
INTRODUCTION
PART I
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
PART II
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
PART III
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Transcriber’s Note
THE POWER OF A LIE
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The
Power of a Lie
By
JOHAN BOJER
Translated from the Norwegian by JESSIE MUIR
With an Introduction by
HALL CAINE
LONDON WILLIAM HEINEMANN 1908
Copyright, 1908 London William Heinemann And in U.S.A.
TO
MRS. MARTHA ARMITAGE
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED IN
GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE
BY
THE AUTHOR