Project Gutenberg 2005-09-16 Public domain in the USA. 211 Dowson, Ernest Christopher 1867 1900 Moore, Arthur 1866 1952 A Comedy of Masks: A Novel Digitized by Robert Bamford. Further proofreading and formatting by Andrew Sly "A Comedy of Masks: A Novel" by Ernest Dowson and Arthur Moore is a literary work written in the late 19th century. This novel appears to explore the intricate dynamics of life and love in a transitional period within London's art and social scenes, particularly focusing on artistic aspiration and societal relationships. The narrative unfolds through characters like Richard Lightmark, a young artist grappling with his identity and relationships, and Philip Rainham, a dockyard owner dealing with the decline of his family's business. The opening portion sets a vivid scene in and around Blackpool Dock, presenting the contrasting lives of artists and the dock's fading grandeur. Richard Lightmark is introduced as an emerging painter who has taken up residence at Rainham's dock to capture the melancholic beauty of the Thames. He is depicted as confident yet contemplative about his work, suggesting a striving for originality amid the pressure of societal expectations. The dialogue reveals Lightmark's personality as he interacts with others, including his friend Bullen and the enigmatic Rainham, hinting at deeper themes of ambition, friendship, and the search for authenticity in art. The atmosphere oscillates between warm camaraderie and an underlying sense of decay, setting the stage for the complexities that are likely to unfold in the characters' lives as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 610573 2025-08-07T08:19:41.814826 text/html 610394 2025-01-15T21:46:19.301895 text/html 319814 2025-08-07T08:19:50.760806 application/epub+zip 328872 2025-08-07T08:19:44.791845 application/epub+zip 311973 2025-08-07T08:19:43.602811 application/epub+zip 573961 2025-08-07T08:19:55.292788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545352 2025-08-07T08:19:49.975800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485268 2022-09-08T07:02:54.990549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560479 2025-08-07T08:19:41.361813 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 560163 2020-12-12T13:50:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 560174 2020-12-12T13:50:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19472 2025-08-07T08:19:55.425754 application/rdf+xml 15543 2025-08-07T08:19:44.106822 image/jpeg 4165 2025-08-07T08:19:43.849806 image/jpeg 218122 2020-12-12T13:50:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 218023 2020-12-12T13:50:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 318680 2025-08-07T08:19:41.860834 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia