Project Gutenberg 2006-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 487 Hornblow, Arthur 1865 1942 Stahr, Paul 1883 1953 Stahr, Paul C. 13011306 The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure E-text prepared by Al Haines "The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure" by Arthur Hornblow is a novel written in the early 20th century. This story revolves around Kenneth Traynor, a successful Wall Street promoter, who embarks on a perilous trip to South Africa to secure a valuable diamond, causing tension between him and his anxious wife, Helen. The narrative delves into themes of love, ambition, and the dangers associated with wealth, setting the stage for a captivating mix of romance and adventure. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Kenneth and Helen Traynor during a breakfast fraught with tension as Kenneth prepares for a trip to South Africa to secure the ownership of a newly discovered diamond. Their conversation reveals Helen’s deep-rooted fears for Kenneth’s safety and their emotional connection, while his excitement about potential wealth contrasts with her anxiety. The atmosphere is further complicated by the presence of their enigmatic fencing master, Signor Keralio, who elicits Helen's disquiet. As the chapter unfolds, it becomes apparent that the high stakes of Kenneth’s journey to fetch the diamond will introduce both external threats and internal conflicts, setting the narrative into motion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Twins -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 424192 2025-06-08T13:13:38.551146 text/html 417491 2006-12-18T17:57:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 321463 2021-01-01T16:40:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 409131 2025-06-08T13:13:49.096652 application/epub+zip 416813 2025-06-08T13:13:42.467168 application/epub+zip 232643 2025-06-08T13:13:40.854199 application/epub+zip 649203 2025-06-08T13:13:53.573638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 633622 2025-06-08T13:13:48.008107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339022 2022-09-09T12:58:18.877573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379078 2025-06-08T13:13:36.790160 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378712 2021-01-01T16:40:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 145540 2021-01-01T16:40:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 378719 2021-01-01T16:40:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145468 2021-01-01T16:40:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20844 2025-06-08T13:13:53.736597 application/rdf+xml 17026 2025-06-08T13:13:41.470159 image/jpeg 4097 2025-06-08T13:13:41.158135 image/jpeg 402406 2025-06-08T13:13:38.597184 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