Project Gutenberg 2013-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 134 Bryce, Marion Bryce, Mrs. Charles Bryce, Charles, Mrs. Mrs. Vanderstein's jewels Produced by eagkw, Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Mrs. Vanderstein's Jewels" by Mrs. Charles Bryce is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the wealthy and glamorous Mrs. Vanderstein, who is obsessed with the world of royalty and high society. Through her interactions with her beauty specialist, Madame Querterot, and her companion Barbara, the narrative explores themes of vanity, social status, and the pursuit of beauty. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Mrs. Vanderstein, who is preparing for an evening at the opera with the hopes of impressing the Queen in attendance. The opening scenes establish her luxurious lifestyle and obsession with appearance, as she is attended to by Madame Querterot, a hairdresser with a somewhat cynical outlook on beauty. Meanwhile, Barbara, a younger character, plays a role as a watchful observer and contrasts with the older woman's preoccupations. Amidst the light-hearted conversation about jewels, attractiveness, and expectations, hints of familial and social tension arise, particularly concerning Barbara's background and her relationship with Joe Sidney, a young man facing financial difficulties. The fascinating interplay of social dynamics and personal aspirations sets the stage for the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42813/42813-h/images/illus_front_cover.jpg en Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Fiction Jewel thieves -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 695224 695232 2024-09-18T05:19:05.909070 2023-09-18T13:39:51.179027 text/html text/html 723280 2013-05-26T04:40:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 364376 2013-05-26T04:40:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 385044 2024-09-18T05:19:15.837980 application/epub+zip 392878 2024-09-18T05:19:07.587024 application/epub+zip 330102 2024-09-18T05:19:06.753035 application/epub+zip 618503 2024-09-18T05:19:22.092946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565108 2024-09-18T05:19:14.890996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475054 2022-09-19T14:31:55.904309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 614944 614733 2024-09-18T05:19:04.191074 2023-09-18T13:39:49.629037 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 614548 2013-05-26T04:40:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 232761 2013-05-26T04:40:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 614542 2013-05-26T04:40:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232607 2013-05-26T04:40:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20186 2024-09-18T05:19:22.243938 application/rdf+xml 14501 2024-09-18T05:19:06.868022 image/jpeg 2008 2024-09-18T05:19:06.810020 image/jpeg 362986 2024-09-18T05:19:05.971051 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