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Castles In The Air

Castles In The Air

Baroness Emmuska Orczy

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Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2021
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9789354758928
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A spellbinding doorway to another era, Castles In The Air gathers Baroness Emmuska Orczy’s finest short tales into a seamless, dreamlike journey through dreamlike escapism and sharp social intrigue.This collection blends historical romance, mystery, and adventure into a compact, readable feast. Orczy’s vividly drawn Edwardian Britain and Victorian England come alive through crisp plotting, wry humour, and atmosphere-soaked scenes that reward both casual readers and classic-literature collectors. The stories unfold with a genteel briskness that rewards repeated reading, revealing how personal courage, cleverness, and honour shape lives amid the social currents of the time.An enduring artefact of literary and cultural history, Castles In The Air stands as a touchstone for readers who treasure early 20th-century British storytelling and for scholars seeking a window into a world of manners, manners-influenced mystery, and evolving social mores. This edition speaks to the reverent admiration of library archive collections while inviting new generations to discover Orczy’s deft fusion of danger, wit, and romance. It is more than a reprint - it is a collector’s item and a cultural treasure, lovingly restored for today’s readers and for future generations.Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, Castles In The Air invites you to revisit a golden era of pure storytelling, where every page hums with atmosphere and intrigue.

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