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Daughters of DestinyL. Frank Baum

Daughters of Destiny

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Original author: L. Frank Baum

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"Daughters of Destiny" by L. Frank Baum is an adventure novel published in 1906 under the pseudonym Schuyler Staunton. When an American commission travels to Baluchistan to negotiate railroad rights, they become entangled in a deadly succession conflict between two princes. Colonel Moore's daughter Janet accompanies the expedition, unaware that secrets from her past will resurface amid poisonings, assassinations, and desert pursuits. This melodramatic tale blends political intrigue with personal revelation in an exotic setting.

Daughters of Destiny, by L. Frank Baum. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #54540.

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27 Chapters

  1. 1.Book II: The Woman80 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Prince Kasam of Baluchistan1,461 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: The American Commission3,450 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Persian Physician1,232 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: The Daughter of the Vizier1,905 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: The Peril of Burah Khan1,487 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: The Man of Destiny1,763 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Dirrag4,389 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: A Woman’s Way1,287 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: The Sixth Day1,706 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: Ahmed Khan2,994 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Capture of David the Jew3,354 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: The Girl on the Divan2,639 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: A Wild Wooing2,691 words
  1. 15.Chapter XIV: The Veiled Woman1,501 words
  2. 16.Chapter XV: Salaman1,313 words
  3. 17.Chapter XVI: The Abduction947 words
  4. 18.Chapter XVII: David Sells an Important Secret2,579 words
  5. 19.Chapter XVIII: The Vizier Opens the Gate2,431 words
  6. 20.Chapter XIX: In the Garden of Agahr1,271 words
  7. 21.Chapter XX: The Girl in the Harem2,332 words
  8. 22.Chapter XXI: The Chamber of Death507 words
  9. 23.Chapter XXII: By the Hand of Allah1,634 words
  10. 24.Chapter XXIII: The Vengeance of Maie416 words
  11. 25.Chapter XXIV: The Spirit of Unrest1,188 words
  12. 26.Chapter XXV: Kasam Khan1,384 words
  13. 27.Chapter XXVI: Her Serene Highness the Khanum373 words