Project Gutenberg 2005-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 346 MacGrath, Harold 1871 1932 Fisher, Harrison 1875 1934 Hearts and Masks E-text prepared by Al Haines "Hearts and Masks" by Harold MacGrath is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Richard Comstalk, a young man impulsively deciding to attend a charity masquerade ball, thrusting him into a series of adventures intertwined with mystery, chance encounters, and romantic intrigue. The narrative examines themes of identity, fate, and the excitement of the unknown as Comstalk stumbles through comic and thrilling situations at the ball. The opening of the novel introduces Richard Comstalk, who, after returning to New York, becomes caught up in the allure of a masquerade dance hosted by the Blankshire Hunt Club. This enchanting event captivates him, and he decides to join, even creating a disguise as a Grey Capuchin monk. As he navigates this new social world, he encounters the beautiful Blue Domino, who sparks his interest and curiosity. However, their light-hearted banter and flirtation are interrupted by the unsettling revelation of a theft occurring during the festivities. This twist propels Comstalk and the Blue Domino into a web of intrigue, setting the stage for a compelling adventure marked by mistaken identities and unforeseen predicaments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 179761 2025-06-07T12:22:59.895467 text/html 173146 2005-12-25T15:57:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 551968 2020-12-13T12:51:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 635317 2025-06-07T12:23:07.100410 application/epub+zip 636895 2025-06-07T12:23:03.069467 application/epub+zip 121648 2025-06-07T12:23:01.750437 application/epub+zip 784781 2025-06-07T12:23:09.951408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 772863 2025-06-07T12:23:06.311469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247660 2022-09-08T10:52:06.442018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155539 2025-06-07T12:22:59.167476 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155321 2020-12-13T12:51:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 61076 2020-12-13T12:51:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 155330 2020-12-13T12:51:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61068 2020-12-13T12:51:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20681 2025-06-07T12:23:10.102416 application/rdf+xml 15600 2025-06-07T12:23:02.322432 image/jpeg 4039 2025-06-07T12:23:02.031438 image/jpeg 625526 2025-06-07T12:22:59.939509 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 en.wikipedia