Project Gutenberg 2019-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 298 Castaigne, J. André 1861 1929 Castaigne, J. Andre Castaigne, André Castaigne, Andre Castaigne, A. (André) 04030589 Fata Morgana: A Romance of Art Student Life in Paris Illustrated by the author. Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Fata Morgana: A Romance of Art Student Life in Paris" by J. André Castaigne is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Phil Longwill, a young American painter navigating life as an art student in Paris, where he reminisces about his childhood friend Helia, an acrobatic star from a circus. As Phil struggles to establish his artistic identity amidst the bohemian culture of Paris, he reconnects with Helia, who becomes a muse for his work. The opening of the novel introduces Phil after a late night at the Quat’z-Arts Ball, where he is inspired by Helia's presence during the festivities. He daydreams about their shared past while preparing for her to pose for a painting he is creating. This segment also highlights Phil's interactions with characters like Caracal, a critic he both admires and despises, and the Duke of Morgania, who is interested in Phil's work. As the scene unfolds, it sets the stage for an exploration of both Phil's artistic ambition and the evolving relationship between him and Helia, establishing the novel's themes of love, memory, and the pursuit of artistic glory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Paris (France) -- Fiction Art students -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: Novels 668606 2025-09-23T11:42:06.159938 text/html 663671 2019-03-12T11:41:02 text/html 3239427 2025-09-23T11:42:20.752876 application/epub+zip 3236065 2025-09-23T11:42:09.701986 application/epub+zip 373859 2025-09-23T11:42:07.024982 application/epub+zip 4129292 2025-09-23T11:42:27.336926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4056026 2025-09-23T11:42:18.031945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465171 2022-09-26T19:51:38.163601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567728 2025-09-23T11:42:04.718012 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 567864 2019-03-12T11:41:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19308 2025-09-23T11:42:27.487873 application/rdf+xml 14672 2025-09-23T11:42:07.159932 image/jpeg 2466 2025-09-23T11:42:07.092962 image/jpeg 217043 2019-03-12T11:41:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 3342513 2019-03-12T11:41:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 3355269 2025-09-23T11:42:06.327934 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia