Castles in the Air
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108
1921
English
- Foreword
- Chapter I - A Roland for his Oliver Pt 1
- Chapter I - A Roland for his Oliver Pt 2
- Chapter II - A Fool's Paradise Pt 1
- Chapter II - A Fool's Paradise Pt 2
- Chapter III - On the Brink Pt 1
- Chapter III - On the Brink Pt 2
- Chapter IV - Carissimo Pt 1
- Chapter IV - Carissimo Pt 2
- Chapter IV - Carissimo Pt 3
- Chapter V - The Toys Pt 1
- Chapter V - The Toys Pt 2
- Chapter VI - Honour among ----- Pt 1
- Chapter VI - Honour among ----- Pt 2
- Chapter VII - An Over-sensitive Heart Pt 1
- Chapter VII - An Over-sensitive Heart Pt 2
Baroness Emma Orczy (full name: Emma ("Emmuska") Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orczi) (September 23, 1865 – November 12, 1947) was a British novelist, playwright and artist of Hungarian noble origin. She was most notable for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Castles in the Air, a short novel or perhaps more like a collection of short stories with memories of a French rogue in the early 19th century Paris, was published in 1921 and about it I quote from the foreword: "In very truth my good friend Ratichon is an unblushing liar, thief, a forger--anything you will; his vanity is past belief, his scruples are non-existent. How he escaped a convict settlement it is difficult to imagine, and hard to realize that he died--presumably some years after the event recorded in the last chapter of his autobiography--a respected member of the community, honoured by that same society which should have raised a punitive hand against him." (Summary by Wikipedia, Lars Rolander and Emma Orczy)
Castles in the Air, a short novel or perhaps more like a collection of short stories with memories of a French rogue in the early 19th century Paris, was published in 1921 and about it I quote from the foreword: "In very truth my good friend Ratichon is an unblushing liar, thief, a forger--anything you will; his vanity is past belief, his scruples are non-existent. How he escaped a convict settlement it is difficult to imagine, and hard to realize that he died--presumably some years after the event recorded in the last chapter of his autobiography--a respected member of the community, honoured by that same society which should have raised a punitive hand against him." (Summary by Wikipedia, Lars Rolander and Emma Orczy)
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