Project Gutenberg 2011-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 156 Pratt, Ambrose 1874 1944 Macfarlane, J. First Person Paramount Produced by Andrew Sly, Al Haines and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "First Person Paramount" by Ambrose Pratt is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows Agar Hume, a talented mimic who becomes a valet to the wealthy and enigmatic Sir William Dagmar. As Agar navigates the challenges of his new position, he uncovers a web of mysteries surrounding Dagmar and his circle of aristocratic friends, all of whom share a peculiar bond tied to their illnesses and a macabre gambling society. The opening of the novel introduces Agar's difficult upbringing and his struggles as he finds himself in London, desperate for work. After securing a position as Sir William's valet, he quickly learns the peculiar habits of his employer, who suffers from consumption. As Agar acclimates to his role, he grows increasingly intrigued by the secretive gatherings of Dagmar and his friends, which involve dark humor and fatal wagers regarding their declining health. The opening chapters set the stage for a deeper exploration of themes such as ambition, morality, and the complexities of human interaction in a society where life and death are treated with morbid levity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Valets -- Fiction Impersonation -- Fiction PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 510986 2025-07-14T12:32:20.024667 text/html 503976 2021-01-07T16:39:37 text/html 401191 2025-07-14T12:32:28.665598 application/epub+zip 409866 2025-07-14T12:32:22.953627 application/epub+zip 264488 2025-07-14T12:32:21.733586 application/epub+zip 629426 2025-07-14T12:32:32.813546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 614281 2025-07-14T12:32:27.894600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430719 2022-09-16T11:05:23.773227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464407 2025-07-14T12:32:18.599662 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 464261 2021-01-07T16:39:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 464255 2021-01-07T16:39:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21547 2025-07-14T12:32:32.944525 application/rdf+xml 14723 2025-07-14T12:32:22.235566 image/jpeg 4038 2025-07-14T12:32:21.982608 image/jpeg 181196 2021-01-07T16:39:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 321387 2021-01-07T16:39:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 181121 2021-01-07T16:39:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 393934 2025-07-14T12:32:20.069598 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