
THE EMPEROR’S CANDLESTICKS - CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
Vienna’s carnival reaches its dazzling climax on a Shrove Tuesday night, when the city’s glittering streets give way to an opulent opera ball. The hall swirls with masked Pierrots, nymphs and aristocrats, all moving to the lilting waltzes of Strauss while the air hums with whispered intrigue. Amid the revelry, a mysterious odalisque in a jeweled mask flirts with a pair of enigmatic “black dominoes,” hinting at secret identities and hidden agendas.
The taller domino, a young Imperial heir incognito, is drawn into a daring game of pursuit and concealment. As masks conceal motives and flirtations turn into risky climbs across opera boxes, the tension between desire and decorum sharpens, promising a tangled web of romance, politics, and danger. Listeners will be swept into a world where masquerade masks both reveal and obscure the true hearts of Vienna’s most privileged guests.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (295K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1899.
Credits
an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer
Release date
2023-12-11
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1865–1947
Best known for creating the daring hero of The Scarlet Pimpernel, this Hungarian-born British writer helped shape the modern adventure tale. She also wrote plays, detective stories, and historical fiction with a strong sense of drama and pace.
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