Project Gutenberg 2013-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 106 Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson) 1878 1959 Snell, Roy Judson The Magic Curtain A Mystery Story for Girls E-text prepared by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Magic Curtain" by Roy J. Snell is a mystery story for young readers written in the early 20th century. The plot centers around a beautiful French boy named Pierre Andrews, who secretly dreams of becoming a great opera singer. As he navigates the world of wealth and glamour at the grand opera house, he becomes embroiled in a theft involving a diamond necklace, leading to a series of adventures filled with suspense and exploration of identity. The opening of the book introduces readers to the ominous atmosphere of an empty opera house at night, where Pierre, unassuming and delicate, is on the periphery of the upper-class events around him. Intrigued by the opulence he witnesses, he finds himself entwined in a theft he did not commit, and instead of fleeing, he contemplates remaining in the shadows. Following his escape from the ensuing chaos, Pierre's dilemma is further complicated by a friendship with the strong-willed Florence Huyler, who is determined to help him navigate this unexpected journey, revealing themes of aspiration, courage, and the intersections of social classes. As the narrative unfolds, readers will follow his exploits in disguise and the quest for truth amid mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42137/42137-h/images/cover.jpg en Mystery and detective stories Thieves -- Juvenile fiction Women detectives -- Juvenile fiction Women dancers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 331453 331296 2024-09-17T15:31:43.935307 2023-09-18T10:13:23.008406 text/html text/html 340203 2013-02-19T15:20:13 text/html 157692 2013-02-19T15:29:29 text/html application/zip 170286 2024-09-17T15:31:50.986346 application/epub+zip 182585 2024-09-17T15:31:45.729228 application/epub+zip 179766 2024-09-17T15:31:44.847278 application/epub+zip 294867 2024-09-17T15:31:54.839207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258275 2024-09-17T15:31:50.254211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255676 2022-09-19T09:19:43.498724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287380 287266 2024-09-17T15:31:42.599245 2023-09-18T10:13:21.817414 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 287062 2013-02-19T15:11:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 109285 2013-02-19T15:11:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 287069 2013-02-19T15:11:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 109284 2013-02-19T15:11:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21338 2024-09-17T15:31:54.984183 application/rdf+xml 18311 2024-09-17T15:31:44.952256 image/jpeg 2702 2024-09-17T15:31:44.901231 image/jpeg 156499 2024-09-17T15:31:43.968251 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 More titles under O'Hara, David en.wikipedia