The emperor's candlesticks by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy
"The Emperor's Candlesticks" by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy is a historical novel published in 1899. Set in pre-World War I Europe and Russia, the story follows two spies who both attempt to use a pair of hollow imperial candlesticks to smuggle secret messages. When the candlesticks vanish at the border, a Russian anarchist idealist and a beautiful Tsarist agent race desperately to retrieve them, knowing their lives hang in the balance. (This
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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 | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor%27s_Candlesticks |
| Credits | an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| 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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