Project Gutenberg 2013-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 174 Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson) 1878 1959 Snell, Roy Judson The Magic Curtain A Mystery Story for Girls E-text prepared by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Magic Curtain" by Roy J. Snell is a mystery story for young readers written in the early 20th century. The plot centers around a beautiful French boy named Pierre Andrews, who secretly dreams of becoming a great opera singer. As he navigates the world of wealth and glamour at the grand opera house, he becomes embroiled in a theft involving a diamond necklace, leading to a series of adventures filled with suspense and exploration of identity. The opening of the book introduces readers to the ominous atmosphere of an empty opera house at night, where Pierre, unassuming and delicate, is on the periphery of the upper-class events around him. Intrigued by the opulence he witnesses, he finds himself entwined in a theft he did not commit, and instead of fleeing, he contemplates remaining in the shadows. Following his escape from the ensuing chaos, Pierre's dilemma is further complicated by a friendship with the strong-willed Florence Huyler, who is determined to help him navigate this unexpected journey, revealing themes of aspiration, courage, and the intersections of social classes. As the narrative unfolds, readers will follow his exploits in disguise and the quest for truth amid mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42137/42137-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Mystery and detective stories Thieves -- Juvenile fiction Women detectives -- Juvenile fiction Women dancers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure 331820 2025-06-17T06:40:12.048535 text/html 340203 2013-02-19T15:20:13 text/html 170490 2025-06-17T06:40:19.518540 application/epub+zip 182579 2025-06-17T06:40:14.219563 application/epub+zip 179767 2025-06-17T06:40:13.268582 application/epub+zip 294783 2025-06-17T06:40:23.424490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258357 2025-06-17T06:40:18.708564 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255676 2022-09-19T09:19:43.498724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287266 2023-09-18T10:13:21.817414 text/plain 16786 2025-06-17T06:40:23.569516 application/rdf+xml 18311 2025-06-17T06:40:13.374537 image/jpeg 2702 2025-06-17T06:40:13.321583 image/jpeg 156521 2025-06-17T06:40:12.081557 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 More titles under O'Hara, David en.wikipedia