# Barriers Burned Away — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Barriers Burned Away by Edward Payson Roe.

- [Preface to the First Edition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/preface-to-the-first-edition.md): The author briefly introduces the inspiration for the story, which arose from the Great Chicago Fire and the desire to draw lessons of Christian faith from the suffering and fortitude of the city's citizens. The narrativ
- [Barriers Burned Away](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/barriers-burned-away.md): Dennis Fleet, a young man from the countryside, arrives in Chicago seeking work and a new life. He secures a position as a porter at Ludolph's art store, where he meets the beautiful and talented Christine Ludolph. Their
- [I: Love Unknown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/i-love-unknown.md): In the midst of a fierce December blizzard, the Fleet family faces a crisis. The father, Mr. Fleet, lies ill and bitter, blaming God for a life of disappointment and failure. His wife, Ethel, anxiously awaits the return 
- [II: Love Known](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/ii-love-known.md): In the aftermath of a storm, Ethel Fleet experiences a vision of a glorious afterlife, but is called back to her dying husband's bedside. Through her prayers, Mr. Fleet undergoes a spiritual transformation, confessing hi
- [III: Launched](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/iii-launched.md): After Mr. Fleet's death, the family sells their farm and moves to a small house in Bankville. Dennis, buoyant and ambitious, sets off for Chicago, believing it an Eldorado where he can win fortune and fame for his family

> 47 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=barriers_burned_away_se_851kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [IV: Cold Water](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/iv-cold-water.md)
- [V: A Hornet's Nest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/v-a-hornet-s-nest.md)
- [VI: “Starve Then!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/vi-starve-then.md)
- [A Good Samaritan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/vii-a-good-samaritan.md)
- [VIII: Yahcob Bunk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/viii-yahcob-bunk.md)
- [IX: Land at Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/ix-land-at-last.md)
- [X: The New Broom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/x-the-new-broom.md)
- [XI: Too Much Alike](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xi-too-much-alike.md)
- [Blue Blood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xii-blue-blood.md)
- [XIII: Very Cold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xiii-very-cold.md)
- [XIV: She Speaks to Him](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xiv-she-speaks-to-him.md)
- [Promoted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xv-promoted.md)
- [Just in Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xvi-just-in-time.md)
- [Rescued](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xvii-rescued.md)
- [Miss Ludolph Makes a Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xviii-miss-ludolph-makes-a-discovery.md)
- [XIX: What Is the Matter with Him?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xix-what-is-the-matter-with-him.md)
- [XX: Is He a Gentleman?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xx-is-he-a-gentleman.md)
- [Christine's Idea of Christians](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxi-christine-s-idea-of-christians.md)
- [Equal to an Emergency](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxii-equal-to-an-emergency.md)
- [The Revelation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxiii-the-revelation.md)
- [Night Thoughts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxiv-night-thoughts.md)
- [XXV: Darkness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxv-darkness.md)
- [Miss Ludolph Commits a Theft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxvi-miss-ludolph-commits-a-theft.md)
- [A Miserable Triumph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxvii-a-miserable-triumph.md)
- [Life Without Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxviii-life-without-love.md)
- [XXIX: Dennis's Love Put to Practical Use](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxix-dennis-s-love-put-to-practical-use.md)
- [The Two Heights](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxx-the-two-heights.md)
- [Beguiled](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxxi-beguiled.md)
- [Bitter Disappointment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxxii-bitter-disappointment.md)
- [The Two Pictures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-two-pictures.md)
- [Regret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxxiv-regret.md)
- [XXXV: Remorse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxxv-remorse.md)
- [An Apparition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxxvi-an-apparition.md)
- [If He Knew!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxxvii-if-he-knew.md)
- [The Gates Open](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxxviii-the-gates-open.md)
- [Susie Winthrop Appears Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxxix-susie-winthrop-appears-again.md)
- [Suggestive Pictures and a Prize](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xl-suggestive-pictures-and-a-prize.md)
- [XLI: Fire! Fire!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xli-fire-fire.md)
- [Baron Ludolph Learns the Truth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xlii-baron-ludolph-learns-the-truth.md)
- [Christine, Awake! For Your Life!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xliii-christine-awake-for-your-life.md)
- [On the Beach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xliv-on-the-beach.md)
- [XLV: “Prayer Is Mighty”—Christine a Christian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xlv-prayer-is-mighty-christine-a-christian.md)
- [Christine's Grave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xlvi-christine-s-grave.md)
- [XLVII: Susie Winthrop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xlvii-susie-winthrop.md)
- [Doctor Arten Struck by Lightning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xlviii-doctor-arten-struck-by-lightning.md)
- [Bill Cronk's Toast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xlix-bill-cronk-s-toast.md)
- [Every Barrier Burned Away](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/l-every-barrier-burned-away.md)

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