Project Gutenberg 2012-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 236 McCutcheon, George Barr 1866 1928 Preston, May Wilson 1873 1949 The City of Masks Produced by Bruce Albrecht, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The City of Masks" by George Barr McCutcheon is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story appears to explore themes of identity, social class, and the contrast between appearance and reality, centering on characters from various aristocratic backgrounds navigating life in New York City. The opening chapters introduce key figures such as the Marchioness, who runs a fashion salon and enjoys hosting high-society gatherings, and Lady Jane Thorne, a governess with noble lineage who interacts with a range of characters from the city's elite, hinting at intrigue and personal conflicts that will likely develop throughout the book. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to the Marchioness as she prepares to host a dinner party, where she is informed about the arrival of her guest, Lady Jane Thorne. The atmosphere is set against a backdrop of a blizzard, adding an air of tension. The Marchioness is well-aware of the social dynamics at play and hints at her eclectic circle of acquaintances from different European aristocracies. As the guests arrive, including a Turk and various counts and princes, a sense of drama and social maneuvering emerges. Lady Jane Thorne's backstory is gradually revealed, suggesting her struggle for independence following a noble but impoverished childhood, establishing a connection between her past and the societal masks people wear in the bustling city of New York. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction Europeans -- United States -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 560843 2025-08-16T10:08:42.931699 text/html 585132 2024-10-23T09:28:00 text/html 570262 2025-08-16T10:08:53.812655 application/epub+zip 574806 2025-08-16T10:08:46.545660 application/epub+zip 274945 2025-08-16T10:08:44.784666 application/epub+zip 604409 2025-08-16T10:08:59.038601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558666 2025-08-16T10:08:52.373610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440656 2022-09-18T11:39:17.178853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482427 2025-08-16T10:08:41.378697 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 462577 2024-10-23T09:28:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17509 2025-08-16T10:08:59.185580 application/rdf+xml 12712 2025-08-16T10:08:45.298649 image/jpeg 3337 2025-08-16T10:08:45.042655 image/jpeg 850950 2025-08-16T10:08:42.981680 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