Project Gutenberg 2015-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 106 Pyle, Howard 1853 1911 A Modern Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Adventures of Oliver Munier An Extravaganza in Four Acts Produced by Chris Curnow, Haragos Pál and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Modern Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Adventures of Oliver Munier" by Howard Pyle is an extravaganza written in the late 19th century. The story follows young Oliver Munier, an idle boy in a small town, who suddenly encounters an enigmatic uncle from America, launching him into a series of extraordinary adventures filled with mystery and intrigue." "The opening of the work introduces the historical figure of the Comte de St. Germaine and sets the stage in the little town of Flourens, where Oliver is portrayed as a lazy son lamented by his mother. The arrival of a grand coach heralds the appearance of the mysterious gentleman in black, Oliver's supposed uncle, who claims to be wealthy and introduces Oliver to a new life. The family's nomadic air is quickly punctuated by unsettling occurrences, particularly around Oliver's new uncle and his servant, Gaspard, hinting at darker undertones to their wealth and existence. As the narrative unfolds, Oliver is thrust into an enigmatic world both captivating and terrifying, filled with secrets and danger that promise gripping adventures ahead." (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Alchemists -- Fiction France -- History -- Louis XV, 1715-1774 -- Fiction Saint-Germain, comte de, -1784 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 314079 314237 2024-09-20T08:54:31.196941 2023-09-21T05:42:48.666683 text/html text/html 315356 2015-03-09T10:01:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2109852 2015-03-09T10:01:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2212612 2024-09-20T08:54:37.865912 application/epub+zip 2210512 2024-09-20T08:54:32.441141 application/epub+zip 197794 2024-09-20T08:54:31.830943 application/epub+zip 2285733 2024-09-20T08:54:41.733924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2243632 2024-09-20T08:54:37.223942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236526 2022-09-22T04:28:22.130218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272520 272317 2024-09-20T08:54:30.190973 2023-09-21T05:42:47.656666 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 272490 2015-03-09T10:01:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 99824 2015-03-09T10:01:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19233 2024-09-20T08:54:41.879875 application/rdf+xml 11286 2024-09-20T08:54:31.931941 image/jpeg 1562 2024-09-20T08:54:31.880931 image/jpeg 2170629 2024-09-20T08:54:31.323935 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