Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 87 Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness 1865 1947 Orczy, Baroness Emmuska Barstow, Montagu, Mrs. Castles in the Air Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. A Roland for his Oliver -- A fool's paradise -- On the brink -- Carissimo -- The toys -- Honour among --- -- An over-sensitive heart. Jim Tinsley and David Widger "Castles in the Air" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book introduces readers to Hector Ratichon, an intriguing and morally ambiguous character—an agent of various governments and rulers whose charm and wit conceal a life of deceit and petty crime. The narrative presents a blend of humor and pathos as it explores Ratichon's interactions with the society around him, as well as his deep desires for wealth and love, ultimately weaving a tale of ambition, trickery, and potential redemption. At the start of the book, we learn about Hector Ratichon’s colorful past and present life as a self-proclaimed "confidant" who takes pride in his dubious accomplishments. The opening chapters reveal his daily routine, relationships, and inner conflict, particularly with Theodore, his ingratiating assistant who treacherously betrays him. The plot thickens when Ratichon becomes embroiled in a scheme involving a valuable document—a secret treaty—which he steals and duplicates, facing both moral dilemmas and external threats. The stage is set for Ratichon's pursuit of wealth and connections, underscoring his flaws and aspirations in a richly depicted Paris infused with the intrigue of post-war society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Paris (France) -- Fiction Adventure stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 405134 405205 2024-10-05T18:05:23.099617 2023-10-06T05:33:48.724815 text/html text/html 408999 2022-10-05T12:20:25 text/html 236832 2024-10-05T18:05:31.829494 application/epub+zip 235903 2024-10-05T18:05:26.693531 application/epub+zip 217713 2024-10-05T18:05:25.104663 application/epub+zip 382936 2024-10-05T18:05:35.862481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367893 2024-10-05T18:05:31.064490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346550 2022-09-06T20:52:25.696501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387821 387849 2024-10-05T18:05:22.224567 2023-10-06T05:33:48.245806 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 387597 2022-10-05T12:25:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20205 2024-10-05T18:05:36.146744 application/rdf+xml 9797 2024-10-05T18:05:25.885525 image/jpeg 2505 2024-10-05T18:05:25.519529 image/jpeg 146046 2022-10-05T12:25:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 149089 2022-10-05T12:26:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 222584 2024-10-05T18:05:23.136690 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia