The emperor's candlesticks by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy
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| Author | Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947 |
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| Title | The emperor's candlesticks |
| Original Publication | London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1899. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits | an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer |
| Summary | "The Emperor's Candlesticks" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy is a historical novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds against the vibrant backdrop of carnival celebrations in Vienna, where intertwined lives of nobility and hidden agendas emerge, focusing on a plot involving the Tsarevitch Nicholas Alexandrovitch. The novel explores themes of intrigue and romance as Nicholas becomes entangled with a mysterious odalisque, setting off a chain of events that reveals the darker elements of the world he inhabits. At the start of the narrative, we find ourselves in the midst of a luxurious opera ball in Vienna during Shrove Tuesday, filled with revelry before Lent. The Tsarevitch, disguised in a black domino, pursues a captivating odalisque through the dance and excitement, prompting a mysterious abduction. As the evening progresses, it becomes clear that his disappearance is not just a light-hearted escapade but part of a larger, more sinister plot involving secretive political motivations. Simultaneously, other characters with agendas are introduced, hinting at a complex web of conspiracies awaiting resolution as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Spy stories |
| Subject | Vienna (Austria) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Carnival -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 72374 |
| Release Date | Dec 11, 2023 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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