Project Gutenberg 2012-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 78 McCutcheon, George Barr 1866 1928 Preston, May Wilson 1873 1949 The City of Masks Produced by Bruce Albrecht, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The City of Masks" by George Barr McCutcheon is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story appears to explore themes of identity, social class, and the contrast between appearance and reality, centering on characters from various aristocratic backgrounds navigating life in New York City. The opening chapters introduce key figures such as the Marchioness, who runs a fashion salon and enjoys hosting high-society gatherings, and Lady Jane Thorne, a governess with noble lineage who interacts with a range of characters from the city's elite, hinting at intrigue and personal conflicts that will likely develop throughout the book. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to the Marchioness as she prepares to host a dinner party, where she is informed about the arrival of her guest, Lady Jane Thorne. The atmosphere is set against a backdrop of a blizzard, adding an air of tension. The Marchioness is well-aware of the social dynamics at play and hints at her eclectic circle of acquaintances from different European aristocracies. As the guests arrive, including a Turk and various counts and princes, a sense of drama and social maneuvering emerges. Lady Jane Thorne's backstory is gradually revealed, suggesting her struggle for independence following a noble but impoverished childhood, establishing a connection between her past and the societal masks people wear in the bustling city of New York. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction Europeans -- United States -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 560651 560660 2024-09-17T04:32:51.204412 2023-09-17T12:49:32.414861 text/html text/html 604920 2012-07-06T10:20:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 779191 2012-07-06T10:20:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 547472 2024-09-17T04:33:01.340242 application/epub+zip 552293 2024-09-17T04:32:53.715325 application/epub+zip 273267 2024-09-17T04:32:52.177288 application/epub+zip 580145 2024-09-17T04:33:06.865241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534362 2024-09-17T04:32:59.951238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440656 2022-09-18T11:39:17.178853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482507 482405 2024-09-17T04:32:49.549814 2023-09-17T12:49:30.877858 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 482245 2012-07-06T10:20:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 187009 2012-07-06T10:20:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 482236 2012-07-06T10:20:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186943 2012-07-06T10:20:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21380 2024-09-17T04:33:07.014201 application/rdf+xml 12738 2024-09-17T04:32:52.547284 image/jpeg 3341 2024-09-17T04:32:52.361320 image/jpeg 830094 2024-09-17T04:32:51.258343 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 en.wikipedia