A mysterious millionaire builds a house of wonders in an English village and befriends Robert McIntyre, an artist, and his sister Laura. Haw has learned to transmute metals into gold, and he means to spend his fortune doing good, yet the money that pours from his laboratory begins to corrode everyone it touches.
A little-known Doyle fable from 1891 about the limits of charity and the temptations of riches. Download the free EPUB.