A Comedy of Masks: A Novel by Ernest Christopher Dowson and Arthur Moore

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/16703.html.images 596 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/16703.epub3.images 312 kB Send
to
kindle
email:

EPUB (older E-readers) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/16703.epub.images 321 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/16703.epub.noimages 305 kB
Kindle https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/16703.kf8.images 561 kB
older Kindles https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/16703.kindle.images 533 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/16703.txt.utf-8 547 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/16703/pg16703-h.zip 311 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Dowson, Ernest Christopher, 1867-1900
Author Moore, Arthur, 1866-1952
Title A Comedy of Masks: A Novel
Note Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits Digitized by Robert Bamford. Further proofreading and formatting by Andrew Sly
Summary "A Comedy of Masks: A Novel" by Ernest Dowson and Arthur Moore is a literary work written in the late 19th century. This novel appears to explore the intricate dynamics of life and love in a transitional period within London's art and social scenes, particularly focusing on artistic aspiration and societal relationships. The narrative unfolds through characters like Richard Lightmark, a young artist grappling with his identity and relationships, and Philip Rainham, a dockyard owner dealing with the decline of his family's business. The opening portion sets a vivid scene in and around Blackpool Dock, presenting the contrasting lives of artists and the dock's fading grandeur. Richard Lightmark is introduced as an emerging painter who has taken up residence at Rainham's dock to capture the melancholic beauty of the Thames. He is depicted as confident yet contemplative about his work, suggesting a striving for originality amid the pressure of societal expectations. The dialogue reveals Lightmark's personality as he interacts with others, including his friend Bullen and the enigmatic Rainham, hinting at deeper themes of ambition, friendship, and the search for authenticity in art. The atmosphere oscillates between warm camaraderie and an underlying sense of decay, setting the stage for the complexities that are likely to unfold in the characters' lives as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 16703
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 12, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 76 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!