Miller wrote: “To dream of seeing or searching through encyclopedias, portends that you will secure literary ability to the losing of prosperity and comfort.”
The historical account
These are the authors’ historical interpretations. Their forecasts and period judgments are preserved as source material, not as predictions or established meanings for your dream.
Gustavus Hindman Miller
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Encyclopedia · Heading 714; source lines 8495–8500 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of seeing or searching through encyclopedias, portends that you will secure literary ability to the losing of prosperity and comfort.
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Attributed historical writing. Historical claims are not established predictions or universal psychological meanings. Updated 2026-10-12. Read our approach and sources.