Project Gutenberg 2006-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 274 Hayward, Rachel 1886 The Hippodrome E-text prepared by Al Haines "The Hippodrome" by Rachel Hayward is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around Count Emile Poleski and a young woman named Arithelli, who has recently come to Barcelona to pursue a career in the performing arts at the Hippodrome, a circus venue. The novel explores themes of anarchism, personal ambition, and the search for identity against a backdrop of intrigue and societal upheaval. At the start of the tale, we are introduced to Count Poleski, who is involved in covert activities related to a cause he deeply believes in. While at the Barcelona station, he encounters Arithelli, a young equestrienne with striking and unusual beauty, who is struggling to find her footing in a foreign city. The two form an unlikely bond as she navigates her new career and life in a place rife with danger and uncertainty. As their interactions unfold, the tension between her ambitions and the sinister environment of political intrigue thickens, setting the stage for deeper explorations of loyalty, struggle, and personal sacrifice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Anarchists -- Fiction Barcelona (Spain) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 407959 2025-06-08T12:22:55.617632 text/html 407780 2025-01-08T12:04:03.254005 text/html 216005 2025-06-08T12:23:03.270581 application/epub+zip 222441 2025-06-08T12:22:57.579651 application/epub+zip 222440 2025-06-08T12:22:56.349613 application/epub+zip 384976 2025-06-08T12:23:07.644581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350264 2025-06-08T12:23:02.512602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321582 2022-09-09T12:01:19.749759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364938 2025-06-08T12:22:55.108629 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 364628 2006-11-27T21:50:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142620 2006-11-27T21:50:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 364635 2006-11-27T21:50:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142474 2006-11-27T21:50:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18959 2025-06-08T12:23:07.785558 application/rdf+xml 10373 2025-06-08T12:22:56.907597 image/jpeg 2800 2025-06-08T12:22:56.632592 image/jpeg 211745 2025-06-08T12:22:55.653617 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