Project Gutenberg 2004-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 257 Barr, Robert 1850 1912 The Face and the Mask The woman of stone -- The chemistry of anarchy -- The fear of it -- The metamorphoses of Johnson -- The reclamation of Joe Hollends -- The type-written letter -- The doom of London -- The predicament of De Plonville -- A new explosive -- The great Pegram mystery -- Death cometh soon or late -- High stakes -- "Where ignorance is bliss" -- The departure of Cub McLean -- Old number eighty-six -- Playing with marked cards -- The bruiser's courtship -- The raid on Mellish -- Striking back -- Crandall's choice -- The failure of Bradley -- Ringamy's convert -- A slippery customer -- The sixth bench. E-text prepared by Lee Dawei, Michelle Shephard, David Moynihan, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Face and the Mask" by Robert Barr is a fiction work written during the late 19th century. The narrative centers around Lurine, a young Parisian girl working at a pharmacy, whose life takes a dramatic turn upon encountering Jean Duret, a charming but dubious young man. The story explores themes of love, deceit, and the complexity of human relationships against the backdrop of Paris's vibrant yet treacherous environment. At the start of the story, we meet Lurine, who enjoys the simple pleasures of her daily life, including her morning walks through the Tuileries Gardens, where she finds solace in a statue she affectionately refers to as the "woman of stone." This tranquil routine is disrupted when she meets Jean, who gradually becomes a significant part of her life. While their romance flourishes, it soon reveals itself to be fraught with tension and conflict, particularly when Jean asks Lurine to steal chemicals from the pharmacy for him. Despite her initial hesitation, she complies, ultimately leading to a series of tragic consequences when Jean's true nature is unveiled. The opening portion skillfully sets the stage for a tale of innocence betrayed and the harsh realities of love intertwined with crime. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 500347 2025-08-04T06:49:23.093941 text/html 524294 2021-02-26T00:11:34 text/html 237246 2025-08-04T06:49:30.361971 application/epub+zip 243535 2025-08-04T06:49:25.109920 application/epub+zip 243535 2025-08-04T06:49:23.884921 application/epub+zip 435875 2025-08-04T06:49:34.377896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401102 2025-08-04T06:49:29.591915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377129 2022-09-04T11:30:59.625445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417335 2025-08-04T06:49:22.091962 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 416966 2021-01-02T09:42:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 416959 2021-01-02T09:42:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21151 2025-08-04T06:49:34.506849 application/rdf+xml 12084 2025-08-04T06:49:24.394907 image/jpeg 3271 2025-08-04T06:49:24.142900 image/jpeg 157526 2021-01-02T09:42:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 167255 2021-02-26T00:11:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 157477 2021-01-02T09:42:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 229233 2025-08-04T06:49:23.128949 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